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Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
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Saint-FrontCommune
Le Puy-en-VelayArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Kaersutite, etc.

Bournac volcano, Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Kaersutite, etc.

Bournac volcano, Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04026120017272322826142.jpg
Kaersutite, etc.

Bournac volcano, Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neighbouring regions:
Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Fay-sur-Lignon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Montusclat, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Champclause, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chaudeyrolles, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Laussonne, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Les Estables, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Moudeyres, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint-Front535 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
282045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282045:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes
Other Languages:
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French:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Département de la Haute-Loire , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Département Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alta Loira, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
圣夫龙, 勒皮, 上盧瓦爾省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alto Loira, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alta Loira, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Faransi
Basque:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Buginese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Perancis
Catalan:
Saint-Front, Lo Puèi de Velai, Alt Loira, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сен-Фрон , Ле-Пюи-ан-Веле, Франци
Corsican:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Francuska
Czech:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Frakland
Finnish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Hôta-Lêre, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Galician:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alto Loira, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Departimento Haute-Loire, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Département Haute-Loire, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Frans
Kabyle:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сен-Фрон, Ле-Пюи-ан-Веле, Жоғарғы Луара, Франция
Kongo:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Fwalansa
Latin:
Saint-Front, Anicium Vellavorum, Liger Superior, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Augšluāra, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Fransa
Limburgian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Saint-Front, Le Piui en Veli, Aukštutinė Luara, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Departement Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Frantsa
Malay:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Franza
Norwegian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Frankrike
Occitan:
Saint-Front, Lo Puèi de Velai, Naut Léger, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Fransia
Picard:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Franche
Piedmontese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Dipartiment ëd l'Àuta Lòira, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Górna Loara, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alto Loire, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Frantza
Scots:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
聖夫龍, 勒皮, 上盧華爾, 奧文尼－隆河－阿爾卑斯, 法國
Turkish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сен-Фрон, Ле-Пюї-ан-Веле, Верхня Луара, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Urdu:
سینٹ-فرنٹ، ہوتے-لڑے, لو پوی-اں-وئلے, بالائی-لوار, اوویغنئے-غون-آلپ, فرانس
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Fransiya
Venetian:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Alta Loira, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Fransän
Walloon:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Waray:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, Faraas
Zulu:
Saint-Front, Le Puy-en-Velay, IFulansi


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Front,_Haute-Loire
Wikidata ID:Q271647
GeoNames ID:6434414

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