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Molène island, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, Francei
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Molène islandIsland
BrestArrondissement
FinistèreDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Molène Island from Continent

Molène island, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Molène Island from Continent

Molène island, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Molène Island from Continent

Molène island, Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France
Type:
Island
Mindat Locality ID:
58311
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58311:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Île-Molène
Other Languages:
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French:
Île Molène, Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, France
German:
Île de Molène, Arrondissement Brest, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Simplified Chinese:
伊尔莫莱恩, 布雷斯特, 菲尼斯泰尔省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Breton:
Molenez, Brest, Penn-ar-Bed, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Cebuano:
Molène, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, Pransiya
Dutch:
Molène, Arrondissement Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Galician:
Molène, Finistère, Bretaña, Francia
Hungarian:
Molène, Finistère, Bretagne, Franciaország
Indonesian:
Molène, Arondisemen Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Korean:
몰렌, 브레스트, 피니스테르, 브르타뉴, 프랑스
Malay:
Molène, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Molenez, Penn-ar-Bed, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Molène, Brest Kūn, Finistère, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Moldavian:
Molène, Франца
Portuguese:
Molène, Finistère, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Molène, Arondismentul Brest, Finistère, Bretania, Franța
Vietnamese:
Molène, Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, Pháp
Welsh:
Molenez, arondisamant Brest, Penn-ar-Bed, Bretagne, Ffrainc


"One reaches the island in 30 minutes by boat from Le Conquet. On the south side of the island, it is possible to collect - sometimes twinned crystals of - cassiterite and scheelite in the old eruptive rocks." [Belot, 1978]

The western border of Saint-Renan.
Sn/W-bearing granite.
Greisens located on the southern border of the island.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Description: Red-brown centimetric crystals.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Description: Up to 3 centimeters crystals.
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele-Mol%C3%A8ne
Wikidata ID:Q2428252
GeoNames ID:6616347


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References

Pierrot, Roland; Chauris, Louis; Laforêt, Claude (1973) Inventaire minéralogique de la France - Finistère (29) - Inventaire minéralogique de la France No. 3. Editions du 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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