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Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France i
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

Neighbouring regions:

Auzits, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

Firmi, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

Aubin, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Cransac	1,714 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

50082

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:50082:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Midi-Pyrénées

Other Languages:

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French:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France

German:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Département Aveyron, Okzitanien, Frankreich

Italian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia

Russian:

Крансак, Вильфранш-де-Руэрг, Аверон, Окситания, Франция

Simplified Chinese:

克朗萨克, 鲁埃格自由城, 阿韦龙省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国

Spanish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia

Afrikaans:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksitanië, Frankryk

Aragonese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Avairon, Occitania, Francia

Armenian:

Կրանսակ, Վիլֆրանշ դը Ռոուերգ, Ավերոն, Օկսիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա

Asturian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia

Azeri:

Kransak, Vilfranş-de-Ruerq, Averon , Oksitaniya , Fransa

Bambara:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Faransi

Basque:

Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Aveyron, Okzitania, Frantzia

Bavarian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frankreich

Breton:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okitania, Bro-C'hall

Catalan:

Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Avairon, Occitània, França

Cebuano:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Pransiya

Chechen:

Крансак, Вильфранш-де-Руэрг, Франци

Corsican:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia

Croatian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francuska

Czech:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okcitánie, Francie

Danish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrig

Dutch:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrijk

Dutch Low Saxon:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frankriek

Esperanto:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okcitanio, Francio

Estonian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyroni departemang, Prantsusmaa

Faroese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frakland

Finnish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksitania , Ranska

Franco-Provençal:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Avêron, France

Friulian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

Galician:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia

Greenlandic:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Franskit Nunaat

Hungarian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Franciaország

Icelandic:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frakkland

Ido:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia

Indonesian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ositania, Perancis

Interlingua:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Departimento Aveyron, Francia

Interlingue:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia

Irish Gaelic:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, An Fhrainc

Jamaican Patois:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frans

Kabyle:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa

Kapampangan:

Cransac, Aveyron, Pransiya

Kongo:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Fwalansa

Latin:

Cransac, Franciopolis, Avario, Occitania, Francia

Latvian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveirona, Francija

Ligurian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa

Limburgian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanië, Frankriek

Lithuanian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Averonas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija

Low Saxon/Low German:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frankriek

Luxembourgish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Departement Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankräich

Malagasy:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frantsa

Malay:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Perancis

Minangkabau:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Parancih

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Hoat-kok

Narom:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

Neapolitan:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Franza

Norwegian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrike

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frankrike

Occitan:

Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Avairon, Occitània, França

Papiamento:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransia

Picard:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Occitanie, Franche

Piedmontese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Fransa

Polish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksytania, Francja

Portuguese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitânia, França

Romanian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Franța

Romansh:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frantscha

Sardinian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frantza

Scots:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fraunce

Scottish Gaelic:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, An Fhraing

Serbian:

Крансак, Аверон, Окситанија, Француска

Serbo-Croatian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Francuska

Sicilian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia

Slovak:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitánia, Francúzsko

Swahili:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ufaransa

Swedish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanien, Frankrike

Turkish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fransa

Ukrainian:

Крансак, Вільфранш-де-Руерг, Аверон, Окситанія, Франція

Venetian:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa

Vietnamese:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Pháp

Volapük:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Loxitän, Fransän

Walloon:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

Waray:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fransya

Welsh:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ocsitania, Ffrainc

West Flemish:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Occitanie, Vrankryk

Wolof:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Faraas

Zulu:

Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, IFulansi

"(Coming from Aubin). South of Decazeville on the D221 until Aubin. Take the D5. Basalt, rhyolite, and sulphur on the slopes of 'la Montagne qui Brûle' ['the Burning Mountain']." [Belot, 1978]

Old burning coal mines and dumps.

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen

Formula: Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Cordierite

Formula: Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Kalinite

Formula: KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O

References:

membres.lycos.fr (2005) http://membres.lycos.fr/cgineste/aveyron/h_embrasee.html

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

Pierrot, R., Pulou, R., and Picot, P. (1977) Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7: Aveyron. BRGM.

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

ⓘ Salammoniac

Formula: NH₄Cl

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Description: Occurs in burning coal measures.

References:

R. Pierrot, R. Pulou, P. Picot : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7 : Aveyron", BRGM, 1977

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Salammoniac	3.AA.25	NH₄Cl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunogen	7.CB.45	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
ⓘ	Kalinite	7.CC.15	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Vivianite	8.CE.40	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Cordierite	9.CJ.10	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl
H	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Al	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
P	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Salammoniac	NH₄Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Kalinite	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe₂²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cransac
Wikidata ID:	Q389500
GeoNames ID:	6447092

Localities in this Region

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Occitanie
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    - Cransac
      - Cransac coal basin

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References

Pierrot, R., Pulou, R., and Picot, P. (1977) Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7: Aveyron. BRGM.

Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.

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