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Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Francei
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Montferrier-sur-LezCommune
MontpellierArrondissement
HéraultDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Prades-le-Lez, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Montpellier, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Clapiers, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Saint-Clément-de-Rivière, Lodève, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Montferrier-sur-Lez3,477 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
68317
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68317:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
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French:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
German:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement Montpellier, Département Hérault, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, arrondissement di Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
莱兹河畔蒙费里耶, 蒙彼利埃, 埃罗省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, distrito de Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Destrito de Montpeller, Erau, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Francia
Bambara:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Faransi
Basque:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellierko barrutia, Hérault, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement Montpellier, Frankreich
Breton:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, arondisamant Montpelhièr, Erau, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Montferrièr de Les, Montpeller, Erau, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Монферье-сюр-Лес, Эро, Франци
Corsican:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Francia
Croatian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Francuska
Czech:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement Montpellier, Hérault, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault' departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frakland
Finnish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpelyiér, Hèrôlt, France
Friulian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Galician:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frakkland
Ido:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Francia
Indonesian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arondisemen Montpellier, Hérault, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Departimento Herault, Francia
Interlingue:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frans
Kabyle:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Монферрие-сюр-Лез, Эро, Франция
Kongo:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Fwalansa
Latin:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Monspessulanus, Arauris, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Ēro, Francija
Ligurian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Fransa
Limburgian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hero, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arrondissement Montpellier, Departement Hérault, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Frantsa
Malay:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellier Kūn, Hérault, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Neapolitan:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Franza
Norwegian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Frankrike
Occitan:
Montferrièr, Montpelhièr, Erau, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Fransia
Picard:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Dipartiment ëd l'Hérault, Fransa
Polish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Okręg Montpellier, Hérault, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Arondismentul Montpellier, Hérault, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Frantza
Scots:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Francia
Silesian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Francyjŏ
Slovak:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
萊河畔蒙特弗爾里耶, 埃羅, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Монферріє-сюр-Лез, Монпельє, Еро, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Waray:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Hérault, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, Faraas
Zulu:
Montferrier-sur-Lez, IFulansi


"(Coming from Lavelanet). Southeast of Foix on the N20 until Saint-Antoine where the road bifurcates. Go left onto the D117. Take the D209 to the right near Nalzen via the Col de Lauze. Limestone north of the town." [Belot, 1978]

Xenoliths of spinel lherzolite in basalts.
Dykes and necks and hydrated eruptive breccias of Oligo-Miocene alkali-basalt rich in brown hornblende, with differentiations of analcime basanites.
Located 10 kilometers North of Montpellier.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
NaSodium
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montferrier-sur-Lez
Wikidata ID:Q189013
GeoNames ID:6432559


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References

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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