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Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, Francei
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ScaërCommune
QuimperArrondissement
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Staurolite

Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Micaschist outcrops, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Kerbihan stream alluvial deposits, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Micaschist outcrops, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Kerbihan stream alluvial deposits, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Staurolite

Micaschist outcrops, Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Neighbouring regions:
Guiscriff, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Roudouallec, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Leuhan, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
Tourch, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Bannalec, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Rosporden, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Saint-Thurien, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Scaër5,525 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
58646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58646:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, France
German:
Scaër, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagna, Francia
Russian:
Скаер, Кемпер, Финистер, Бретань, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
斯卡厄, 坎佩尔, 菲尼斯泰尔省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Scaër, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Scaër, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretanya, Francia
Asturian:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Scaër, Quimper, Faransi
Basque:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Scaër, Quimper, Département Finistère, Bretagne, Frankreich
Breton:
Skaer, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Scaër, Quimper, Perancis
Catalan:
Scaër, Quimper, Finisterre, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Скаер, Кемпер, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Scaër, Quimper, Francia
Croatian:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Scaër, Quimper, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Scaër, Quimper, Frakland
Finnish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistèro, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Scaër, Quimper, France
Galician:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretaña, Francia
Greenlandic:
Scaër, Quimper, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Scaër, Quimper, Departimento Finistere, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Scaër, Quimper, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Scaër, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Scaër, Quimper, Frans
Japanese:
スケール, カンペール, フィニステール県, ブルターニュ, フランス
Kabyle:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Скаер, Финистер, Франция
Kongo:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Fwalansa
Latin:
Scaër, Coriosopitum, Finis Terrae, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Scaër, Kempēra, Finistēra, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Scaër, Quimper, Fransa
Limburgian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finisteras, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Scaër, Quimper, Departement Finistère, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Frantsa
Malay:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Perancis
Manx:
Skaer, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, Yn Vritaan, Yn Rank
Minangkabau:
Scaër, Quimper, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Scaër, Tchîmpèr, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Scaër, Quimper, Franza
Norwegian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Skaer, Kemper, Finistèrra, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Scaër, Quimper, Fransia
Picard:
Scaër, Quimper, Franche
Piedmontese:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Scaër, Quimper, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Scaër, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Scaër, Quimper, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretanja, Francija
Swahili:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
斯卡厄, 金貝, 菲尼斯泰爾, 布禮斯大區, 法國
Turkish:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Скаер, Кемпер, Фіністер, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Scaër, Quimper, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Scaër, Quimper, Fransän
Walloon:
Scaër, Quimper, France
Waray:
Scaër, Quimper, Finistère, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Scaër, Kemper, Penn-ar-Bed, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Scaër, Quimper, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Scaër, Quimper, Faraas
Zulu:
Scaër, Quimper, IFulansi


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ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Colour: Pink
Description: Crystals up to 5 centimeters.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: Platy crystals, up to several centimeters.
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Needles up to 4 centimeters long.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘDufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sca%C3%ABr
Wikidata ID:Q317493
GeoNames ID:6431061

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References

Lukas, Yann (1978) Roches et minéraux de Bretagne. Ouest France. p.1-33.p.20
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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