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Chitry les Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
Regional Level Types
Chitry les MinesGroup of Communes
ClamecyArrondissement
NièvreDepartment
Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRegion
FranceCountry

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Area:
50 km2
Type:
Group of Communes
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chitry-les-Mines251 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
260455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260455:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chitry les Mines; Burgandy; Franche-Comté
Other Languages:
French:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
German:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Département Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich
Italian:
Chitry-les-Mines, arrondissement di Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgogna-Franca Contea, Francia
Russian:
Шитри-ле-Мин, Кламси, Ньевр, Бургундия — Франш-Конте, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
希特里莱米内, 克拉梅西, 涅夫勒省, 勃艮第-弗朗什-孔泰大區, 法国
Spanish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Distrito de Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Afrikaans:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Boergondië-Franche-Comté, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonya-Franco Condato, Francia
Asturian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Borgoña-Francu Condáu, Francia
Bambara:
Chitry-les-Mines, Faransi
Basque:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecyko barrutia, Nièvre, Borgoina-Franche-Comté, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frankreich
Breton:
Chitry-les-Mines, arondisamant Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Districte de Clamecy, Nièvre, Borgonya – Franc Comtat, França
Cebuano:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement de Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pransiya
Chechen:
Шитри-ле-Мин, Ньевр, Франци
Corsican:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Croatian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francuska
Czech:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francie
Danish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrig
Dutch:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Burgonjo-Franĉkonteo, Francio
Estonian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre'i departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frakland
Finnish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Burgundi-Franche-Comté, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Chitry-les-Mines, Niévre, Borgogne-Franche-Comtât, France
Friulian:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Galician:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Greenlandic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frakkland
Ido:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Indonesian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Perancis
Interlingua:
Chitry-les-Mines, Departimento Nievre, Francia
Interlingue:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Chitry-les-Mines, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frans
Japanese:
シトリー=レ=ミーヌ, クラムシー, ニエーヴル県, ブルゴーニュ=フランシュ=コンテ地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Шитри-ле-Мин, Кламси, Ньевр, Франция
Kongo:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Fwalansa
Latin:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamiciacus, Niver, Burgundia et Liber Comitatus, Francia
Latvian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Njevra, Francija
Ligurian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransa
Limburgian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Njevras, Burgundija–Franš Kontė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Chitry-les-Mines, Département Nièvre, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arrondissement Clamecy, Departement Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Frantsa
Malay:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Chitry-les-Mines, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy Kūn, Nièvre, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Neapolitan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Franza
Norwegian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Frankrike
Occitan:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonha Franca Comtat, França
Papiamento:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransia
Picard:
Chitry-les-Mines, Bourgonne-Franke-Comtè, Franche
Piedmontese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgògna-Franca Contà, Fransa
Polish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Okręg Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundia-Franche-Comté, Francja
Portuguese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Borgonha-Franco-Condado, França
Romanian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Arondismentul Clamecy, Nièvre, Franța
Romansh:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Frantza
Scots:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Шитри ле Мин, Кламси, Нијевр, Бургундија-Франш-Конте, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Francuska
Sicilian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Francia
Slovak:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
希特里萊米內, 涅夫勒, 布爾岡-法朗殊-康堤, 法國
Turkish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Шитрі-ле-Мін, Кламсі, Ньєвр, Бургундія-Франш-Конте, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransiya
Venetian:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Chitry-les-Mines, Clamecy, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pháp
Volapük:
Chitry-les-Mines, Fransän
Walloon:
Chitry-les-Mines, France
Waray:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fransya
Welsh:
Chitry-les-Mines, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Chitry-les-Mines, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Chitry-les-Mines, Faraas
Zulu:
Chitry-les-Mines, IFulansi


Pb, Zn, Ag, F and Ba ore deposits contained in a silicic upper Triassic dolomitic rock directly over the Hercynian rocks and located at the border of the "Bassin de Paris".
Lead and silver had been extracted mainly between 1400 and 1600 and perhaps before, a main Roman road passed through Chitry les Mines. Mining works have been near the ground floor less than 20 meters deep with holes and little galleries in a very large area.
Mineralized rocks extracted during work road around the village in 2012. These works have also rediscovered an old gallery.

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Mineral List

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18 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘRosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘOlivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘZincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘMimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Asⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitry-les-Mines
Wikidata ID:Q890705
GeoNames ID:6450001
Link to Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières:1-4012

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