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Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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LaveissièreCommune
Saint-FlourArrondissement
CantalDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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PlacePopulation
Laveissière598 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
220465
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220465:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
French:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Лавесьер, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
拉韦西耶尔, 圣弗卢尔, 康塔爾省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Armenian:
Լավեսիեռ, Սեն Ֆլուր, Կանտալ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Faransi
Basque:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Laveissière, Sant-Flor, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
La Vaissièra, Sant Flor, Cantal, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
ЛавесьегӀ, Франци
Corsican:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Francuska
Czech:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantali departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frakland
Finnish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, France
Galician:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Departimento Cantal, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Département Cantal, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frans
Kabyle:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лавесьер, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Франция
Kongo:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fwalansa
Ladin:
Laveissière
Latin:
Laveissière, Sanctus Florus, Mons Celtorum, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Lavesjēra, Senflūra, Kantāla, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransa
Limburgian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Kantalis, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Departement Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frantsa
Malay:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franza
Norwegian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Frankrike
Occitan:
La Vaisseira, Sant Flor, Cantal, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransia
Picard:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Franche
Piedmontese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Frantza
Scots:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Tatar:
Лавесьер, Франция
Traditional Chinese:
Laveissière, 聖弗盧爾, 康塔爾, 奧文尼-隆河-阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Лавесьєр, Сен-Флур, Канталь, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Fransiya
Venetian:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Fransän
Walloon:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, France
Waray:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, Faraas
Zazaki:
Laveissière, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Zulu:
Laveissière, Saint-Flour, IFulansi


"(Coming from Murat). West of Murat on the N126 [typo for the N122?]. In the area is a rich diatomite quarry." [Belot, 1978]

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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
References:
ⓘ Nosean
Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
ⓘ Offretite
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
References:
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘFluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘHaüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘNosean9.FB.10Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘOffretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Chabazite
var. Phacolite'
-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Naⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Alⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Sⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Caⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikidata ID:Q657841
GeoNames ID:6427570

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