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Saint-Maime, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
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Saint-MaimeCommune
ForcalquierArrondissement
Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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PlacePopulation
Saint-Maime709 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
345968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345968:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Saint-Maime, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Saint-Maime, Arrondissement Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
Saint-Maime, arrondissement di Forcalquier, Alpi dell'Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Сен-Мем, Форкалькье, Альпы Верхнего Прованса, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
圣曼, 福卡尔基耶区, 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:
Saint-Maime, Distrito de Forcalquier, Alpes de Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Afrikaans:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankryk
Albanian:
Saint-Maime, Qarku Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franca
Aragonese:
Saint-Maime, Destrito de Folcalquer, Alpes d'Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Armenian:
Սեն Մեմ, Ֆորկալկե, Վերին Ալպերի Պրովանս, Պրովանս-Ալպեր-Լազուր ափ, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Saint-Maime, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Azeri:
Sen-Mem, Forkalkye , Yuxarı Provans Alpları , Provans-Alp-Kot d'Azur, Fransa
Bambara:
Saint-Maime, Faransi
Basque:
Saint-Maime, Forcalquiereko barrutia, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Saint-Maime, Frankreich
Breton:
Saint-Maime, arondisamant Forcalquier, Alpoù-Provañs-Uhel, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Saint-Maime, Perancis
Catalan:
Sant Maime, districte de Forcauquier, Alps de l'Alta Provença, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Saint-Maime, Arrondissement de Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Chechen:
Сен-Мем, Прованс — Альпаш — Сирла-сийна Йист, Франци
Corsican:
Saint-Maime, Francia
Croatian:
Saint-Maime, Provansa-Alpe-Azurna obala, Francuska
Czech:
Saint-Maime, Arrondissement Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Danish:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrig
Dutch:
Saint-Maime, Arrondissement Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Saint-Maime, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provenco-Alpoj-Bordo Lazura, Francio
Estonian:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Saint-Maime, Frakland
Finnish:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpit-Riviera, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Saint-Maime, Arpes-de-Hôta-Provence, Provence-Arpes-Couta d’Azur, France
Friulian:
Saint-Maime, France
Galician:
Saint-Maime, Alpes da Alta Provenza, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Greenlandic:
Saint-Maime, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Saint-Maime, Frakkland
Ido:
Saint-Maime, Provenco Alpi Azur-Rivo, Francia
Indonesian:
Saint-Maime, Arondisemen Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Interlingua:
Saint-Maime, Departimento Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Francia
Interlingue:
Saint-Maime, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Saint-Maime, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Saint-Maime, Frans
Kabyle:
Saint-Maime, Fransa
Kongo:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Fwalansa
Latin:
Saint-Maime, Alpes Provinciae, Provincia Alpes Litus Lazuli, Francia
Latvian:
Saint-Maime, Augšprovansas Alpi, Provansa-Alpi-Azūra Krasts, Francija
Ligurian:
Saint-Maime, Fransa
Limburgian:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Saint-Maime, Aukštutinio Provanso Alpės, Provansas-Alpės-Žydrasis Krantas, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Saint-Maime, Arrondissement Forcalquier, Departement Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantsa
Malay:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Saint-Maime, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Saint-Maime, Forcalquier Kūn, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Saint-Maime, France
Neapolitan:
Saint-Maime, Franza
Norwegian:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sant Maime, Forcauquier, Aups d'Auta Provença, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Papiamento:
Saint-Maime, Fransia
Picard:
Saint-Maime, Franche
Piedmontese:
Saint-Maime, Alp d'Àuta Provensa, Provensa-Alp-Còsta Asura, Fransa
Polish:
Saint-Maime, Okręg Forcalquier, Alpy Górnej Prowansji, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Portuguese:
Saint-Maime, Alpes da Alta Provença, Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul, França
Romanian:
Saint-Maime, Arondismentul Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Romansh:
Saint-Maime, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Saint-Maime, Frantza
Scots:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Saint-Maime, Pruvenza-Alpi-Costa Azzola, Francia
Slovak:
Saint-Maime, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
聖曼, 上普羅旺斯阿爾卑斯, 普羅旺斯-阿爾卑斯-蔚藍海岸, 法國
Turkish:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сен-Мем, Альпи Верхнього Провансу, Прованс-Альпи-Лазурний берег, Франція
Urdu:
سینٹ-مامے, آلپ-دو-بالائی-پروانس, پروانس-آلپ-کوت دازور, فرانس
Venetian:
Saint-Maime, Provensa-Alpi-Costa Azura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Saint-Maime, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp
Volapük:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Fransän
Walloon:
Saint-Maime, France
Waray:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransya
Welsh:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Saint-Maime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Saint-Maime, Faraas
Zeelandic:
Saint-Maime, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankriek
Zulu:
Saint-Maime, IFulansi


Saint-Maime (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ mɛm]; Occitan: Sant Maime) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located in the Luberon national park.

The village is located on a hill at an altitude of 381 metres at the eastern extremity of the Luberon national park. It is adjacent to the village of Dauphin and located halfway between Manosque and Forcalquier.

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Mineral List

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

✪ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Habit: Diamond prism
Colour: Colorless
✪ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Acicular
Colour: White to colorless
✪ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Rhombohedron
Colour: Colorless to white
✪ Danburite
Formula: CaB2Si2O8
Habit: Tabular prism
Colour: White
✪ Esseneite
Formula: CaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Habit: Prim
Colour: Green brown to black
✪ 'Gismondine Subgroup'
Habit: pseudo-octaedral
Colour: Colorless
✪ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: Trapezohedron
Colour: Brown
✪ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Elongated prism
Colour: Colorless
✪ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Grey
ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Colorless / pale brown-green to dark brown
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
Habit: Trapezohedron
Colour: Colorless
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: Grain
Colour: Black
✪ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Habit: Cube
Colour: Brown to pale yellow
✪ Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Habit: Hexagonal prism
Colour: Colorless
✪ Tobermorite
Formula: Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Habit: Flake
Colour: White
✪ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Habit: Tabular prism
Colour: Orange

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘThaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘHydroxylellestadite9.AH.25Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
ⓘEsseneite9.DA.15CaFe3+[AlSiO6]
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘTobermorite9.DG.10Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘDanburite9.FA.65CaB2Si2O8
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Gismondine Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Hⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Hⓘ TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Oⓘ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Oⓘ TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Siⓘ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Siⓘ TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Sⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Caⓘ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Caⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Caⓘ TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FeIron
Feⓘ EsseneiteCaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Calcaires de Vacheres433.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plecia conica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia conica33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Plecia maimensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia maimensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Plecia assonensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia assonensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Plecia larguensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia larguensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maime
Wikidata ID:Q659279
GeoNames ID:6425573

Localities in this Region

  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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