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La Penzé river, Plouénan, Morlaix, Finistère, Brittany, Francei
Regional Level Types
La Penzé riverRiver
PlouénanCommune
MorlaixArrondissement
FinistèreDepartment
BrittanyRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
59552
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59552:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Quartz vein in micaschists.
On left bank of La Penzé river, near the Morlaix-Roscoff viaduct.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Description: Inclusions in cassiterite.
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Description: Inclusions in arsenopyrite.
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O CassiteriteSnO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu CovelliteCuS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi

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