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Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
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Nice ArrondissementArrondissement
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée474 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
54158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54158:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arrondissement de Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nizza, Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
San Salvatore, Nizza, Alpi Marittime, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Сен-Совёр-сюр-Тине, Ницца, Приморские Альпы, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
蒂内埃河畔圣索弗, 尼斯, 滨海阿尔卑斯省, 普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蓝色海岸, 法国
Spanish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Niza, Alpes Marítimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Afrikaans:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankryk
Albanian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Qarku Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franca
Arabic:
سان ساوفيور سور تيني, نيس, الألب البحرية, إقليم ألب كوت دازور, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Destrito de Niza, Alpes Maritimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Armenian:
Սեն Սովյոր սյուր Տինե, Նիս , Ծովափնյա Ալպեր, Պրովանս-Ալպեր-Լազուր ափ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Niza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Bambara:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Faransi
Basque:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Niceko barrutia, Itsas Alpeak, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frankreich
Breton:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, arondisamant Nisa, Alpoù-an-Arvor, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Perancis
Catalan:
Sant Salvaur, Niça, Alps Marítims, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arrondissement de Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сен-Совёр-сюр-Тине, Прованс — Альпаш — Сирла-сийна Йист, Франци
Corsican:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Francia
Croatian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Czech:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arrondissement Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Danish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice , Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrig
Dutch:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, arrondissement Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arondismento Nico, Alpes-Maritimes, Provenco-Alpoj-Bordo Lazura, Francio
Estonian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frakland
Finnish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nizza, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpit-Riviera, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arpes-Marenes, Provence-Arpes-Couta d’Azur, France
Friulian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, France
Galician:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes Marítimos, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Greek:
Σαιν-Σωβέρ-συρ-Τινέ, διαμέρισμα της Νις, Αλπ-Μαριτίμ, Προβηγκία-Άλπεις-Κυανή Ακτή, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frakkland
Ido:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Provenco Alpi Azur-Rivo, Francia
Indonesian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arondisemen Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Interlingua:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Departimento Alpes-Maritimes, Francia
Interlingue:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arrondissement Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frans
Japanese:
サン=ソヴール=シュル=ティネ, ニース, アルプ=マリティーム県, プロヴァンス=アルプ=コート・ダジュール, フランス
Kabyle:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Fransa
Kongo:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Fwalansa
Latin:
Fanum Sancti Salvatoris, Alpes Maritimae, Provincia Alpes Litus Lazuli, Francia
Latvian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Piejūras Alpi, Provansa-Alpi-Azūra Krasts, Francija
Ligurian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpi do Mâ, Fransa
Limburgian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nica, Pajūrio Alpės, Provansas-Alpės-Žydrasis Krantas, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arrondissement Nice, Departement Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantsa
Malay:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice Kūn, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, France
Neapolitan:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Franza
Norwegian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sant Sarvaor, Niça, Aups Maritims, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Papiamento:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Fransia
Picard:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Franche
Piedmontese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alp Marìtime, Provensa-Alp-Còsta Asura, Fransa
Polish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nicea, Alpy Nadmorskie, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Portuguese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice, Alpes Marítimos, Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul, França
Romanian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Arondismentul Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Romansh:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Frantza
Scots:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Pruvenza-Alpi-Costa Azzola, Francia
Slovak:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nica, Alpes-Maritimes, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francija
Swahili:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
蒂內埃河畔聖索弗, 濱海阿爾卑斯, 普羅旺斯-阿爾卑斯-蔚藍海岸, 法國
Turkish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сен-Совер-сюр-Тіне, Ніцца, Приморські Альпи, Прованс-Альпи-Лазурний берег, Франція
Urdu:
سین-سویر-سور-تنے, آلپ-ماریتیم, پروانس-آلپ-کوت دازور, فرانس
Venetian:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, arrondissement de Nice, Alpi Maritime, Provensa-Alpi-Costa Azura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp
Volapük:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Fransän
Walloon:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, France
Waray:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransya
Welsh:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Faraas
Zulu:
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, IFulansi


"Northwest of Nice on the N202 [currently the D6202] and the N205 [currently the M2205]. South of the locality close to a chapel dedicated to Saint-Roch there is chalcopyrite, goethite, malachite, and quartz. Northeast of the same chapel, close to the remains of buildings, on the right bank of the Rocialla, there is chalcopyrite, goethite, pyrite, and quartz." [Belot, 1978]

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

28 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
AlAluminium
Al HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GalenaPbS
S HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S IdaiteCu5FeS6
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
CaCalcium
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IdaiteCu5FeS6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikidata ID:Q856193

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