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Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types
Digne-les-BainsArrondissement
Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Digne-les-Bains18,986 (2016)
Les Mées3,126 (2016)
Peyruis2,375 (2016)
Malijai1,741 (2016)
Volonne1,612 (2016)
Seyne-les-Alpes1,438 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
345951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345951:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
arrondissement de Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Digne-les-Bains, Alpi dell'Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Динь-ле-Бен, Альпы Верхнего Прованса, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
迪涅莱班区, 上普罗旺斯阿尔卑斯省, 普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蓝色海岸, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Digne-les-Bains, Alpes de Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franca
Aragonese:
Destrito de Dinha, Alpes d'Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Armenian:
Դին լե Բեն, Վերին Ալպերի Պրովանս, Պրովանս-Ալպեր-Լազուր ափ, Ֆրանսիա
Azeri:
Din-le-Ben , Yuxarı Provans Alpları , Provans-Alp-Kot d'Azur, Fransa
Basque:
Digne-les-Bainseko barrutia, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Digne-les-Bains, Alpoù-Provañs-Uhel, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Dinha, Alps de l'Alta Provença, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Digne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش دینی-له-بن, آلپ-دو-اوت-پرووانس, پروانس-آلپ-کوت دازور, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Ντίνι-λε-Μπαιν, Αλπ-ντε-Ωτ-Προβάνς, Προβηγκία-Άλπεις-Κυανή Ακτή, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains, Departement Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Digne-les-Bains Kūn, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arrondiment de Dinha, Aups d'Auta Provença, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Polish:
Okręg Digne-les-Bains, Alpy Górnej Prowansji, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Slovak:
Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Vietnamese:
Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘIsoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe

Fossils

There are 36 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Marnes bleues1105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Duvalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Duvaliidae : Duvalia145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudobelus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Pseudobelus145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Triadogigantocypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Myodocopida : Cylindroleberididae : Triadogigantocypris145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Eurhinosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Eurhinosaurus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Platypterygius
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Platypterygius105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Sirenia
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Galerix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Galerix20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cervidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Microdyromys koenigswaldi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Microdyromys : Microdyromys koenigswaldi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lagopsis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Lagopsis20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Prolagus oeningensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Prolagus : Prolagus oeningensis20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Camptodocis ventosiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Camptodocis : Camptodocis ventosiana130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Democricetodon freisingensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Democricetodon : Democricetodon freisingensis20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Eumyarion medius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Eumyarion : Eumyarion medius20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Democricetodon mutilus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Democricetodon : Democricetodon mutilus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Megacricetodon bavaricus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Megacricetodon : Megacricetodon bavaricus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Glirudinus modestus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Glirudinus : Glirudinus modestus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Miodyromys hamadryas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Miodyromys : Miodyromys hamadryas20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Miodyromys biradiculus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Miodyromys : Miodyromys biradiculus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pseudodryomys ibericus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Pseudodryomys : Pseudodryomys ibericus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Suevoleviathan
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Suevoleviathan183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gregoryceras devauxi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Gregoryceras : Gregoryceras devauxi161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 9 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Digne-les-Bains
Wikidata ID:Q701110
GeoNames ID:3021381

Localities in this Region

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  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
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