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Castelnou, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
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CastelnouCommune
CéretArrondissement
Pyrénées-OrientalesDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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PlacePopulation
Castelnou382 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
259173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259173:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
French:
Castelnou, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
German:
Castelnou, Arrondissement Céret, Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Castelnou, arrondissement di Céret, Pirenei Orientali, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Кастельноу, Сере, Восточные Пиренеи, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
卡斯特尔诺, 塞雷区, 东比利牛斯省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Castelnou, Distrito de Céret, Pirineos Orientales, Occitania, Francia
Aragonese:
Casterló, Destrito de Ceret, Pireneus Orientals, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Castelnou, Francia
Basque:
Castelnou, Céreteko barrutia, Ekialdeko Pirinioak, Okzitania, Frantzia
Catalan:
Castelnou, Ceret, Pirineus Orientals, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Castelnou , Arrondissement de Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pransiya
Dutch:
Castelnou, Arrondissement Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
کاستلنو, بخش سره, پیرنه اوریانتل, اکسیتنی, فرانسه
Hungarian:
Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales, Franciaország
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кастельноу, Шығыс Пиреней, Франция
Malay:
Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales, Perancis
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castelnou, Céret Kūn, Pyrénées-Orientales, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Castelnou, Ceret, Pirenèus Orientals, Occitània, França
Polish:
Castelnou, Okręg Céret, Pireneje Wschodnie, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Castelnou, Pirenéus Orientais, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Castelnou, Arondismentul Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, Franța
Sardinian:
Castellnou, Frantza
South Azerbaijani:
کاستلنو, پیرنه-اورینتال, اکسیتنی, فرانسه
Swedish:
Castelnou , Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
卡斯特爾諾, 東比利牛斯, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Ukrainian:
Кастельноу, Східні Піренеї, Окситанія, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Castelnou, Fransiya
Vietnamese:
Castelnou, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pháp
Waray:
Castelnou, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransya


One of the most beautiful villages of France.
South and south-west of the village some mineralogical indications have been described (les Teixonères, Col de la Créu, Mas de Cubris, Correc d'en Pomareda)

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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelnou
Wikidata ID:Q1641444
GeoNames ID:6361489

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