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Bizac volcano, Le Brignon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Bizac volcanoVolcano
Le BrignonCommune
Le Puy-en-VelayArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 56' 27'' North , 3° 50' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Le Brignon569 (2016)3.0km
Cayres644 (2016)3.3km
Solignac-sur-Loire1,108 (2016)4.5km
Costaros577 (2016)5.2km
Séneujols275 (2016)5.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
54654
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54654:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Xenoliths in strombolian basaltic projections.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Pseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
Group 9 - Silicates
Roedderite9.CM.05K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Albite
var. Anorthoclase
9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
O RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
NaSodium
Na Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
MgMagnesium
Mg RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
AlAluminium
Al Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Si Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
KPotassium
K Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
TiTitanium
Ti PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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