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Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, Francei
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Tarascon-sur-AriègeCommune
FoixArrondissement
AriègeDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Anhydrite

Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
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Anhydrite

Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
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Anhydrite

Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Neighbouring regions:
Bompas, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Ussat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Niaux, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Quié, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Surba, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Alliat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Génat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Arignac, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Arnave, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tarascon-sur-Ariège3,644 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
191234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191234:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Other Languages:
View 79 more...
French:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
German:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Arrondissement Foix, Département Ariège, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arrondissement di Foix, Ariège, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Тараскон-сюр-Арьеж, Фуа, Арьеж, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
阿列日河畔塔拉斯孔, 富瓦区, 阿列日省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, distrito de Foix, Ariège, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, destrito de Foix, Arièja, Occitania, Francia
Armenian:
Տարասկոն սյուր Արեժ, Ֆուա , Արյեժ, Օկսիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francia
Bambara:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Faransi
Basque:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foixeko barrutia, Ariège, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frankreich
Breton:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arondisamant Fois, Arieja, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Perancis
Catalan:
Tarascon , districte de Foix, Arieja, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Arrondissement de Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Тараскон-сюр-Арьеж, Арьеж, Франци
Corsican:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francia
Croatian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francuska
Czech:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arrondissement Foix, Ariège, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arrondissement Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frakland
Finnish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariég·e, France
Friulian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, France
Galician:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frakkland
Ido:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francia
Indonesian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arondisemen Foix, Ariège, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Departimento Ariege, Francia
Interlingue:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frans
Kabyle:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Fransa
Kongo:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Fwalansa
Latin:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Arigia, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Arjēža, Francija
Ligurian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Fransa
Limburgian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Arježas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arrondissement Foix, Departement Ariège, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frantsa
Malay:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix Kūn, Ariège, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, France
Neapolitan:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Franza
Norwegian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Frankrike
Occitan:
Tarascon, arrondiment de Fois, Arièja, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Fransia
Picard:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Dipartiment ëd l'Ariège, Fransa
Polish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Okręg Foix, Ariège, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, arondismentul Foix, Ariège, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Frantza
Scots:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Francia
Slovak:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Francija
Swahili:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
阿里耶格河畔塔拉斯孔, 阿列日, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Тараскон-сюр-Ар'єж, Ар'єж, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, France
Waray:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Ariège, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Faraas
Zulu:
Tarascon-sur-Ariège, IFulansi


"There are several mining operations north of the locality on the D8 and the D618, e.g. the Menac and Surba mines which yield gypsum." [Belot, 1978]

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed403 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Portilla - basal1387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
La Vid - upper part10402.5 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anathyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Anathyris402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Athyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Pachyplax
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Pachyplax402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Plicathyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Plicathyris402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Athyris concentrica
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris : Athyris concentrica387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarascon-sur-Ari%C3%A8ge
Wikidata ID:Q670048
GeoNames ID:6426331


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References

www.persee.fr (n.d.) https://www.persee.fr/docAsPDF/bulmi_0037-9328_1965_num_88_2_5858.pdf
Icart, J.C., Monchoux, P., Tollon, F. (1965) Le strontium dans les évaporites de Tarascon (Ariège). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 88(2): 351-352.
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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