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Val-de-Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francei
Regional Level Types
Val-de-BrieyArrondissement
Meurthe-et-MoselleDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Longwy14,695 (2018)
Villerupt9,763 (2018)
Jarny8,704 (2018)
Mont-Saint-Martin8,509 (2018)
Jœuf7,064 (2016)
Homécourt6,971 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
360555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360555:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
German:
Arrondissement Briey, Mörthe und Mosel, Großer Osten, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Briey, Meurthe e Mosella, Grand Est, Francia
Russian:
Брие, Мёрт и Мозель, Гранд-Эст, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
布里埃, 默尔特-摩泽尔省, 大東部大區, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Briey, Meurthe y Mosela, Gran Este, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lindja e madhe, Franca
Azeri:
Briye , Mört və Mözel, Qrand Est, Fransa
Basque:
Brieyko barrutia, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Arrondissement Briey, Département Meurthe-et-Moselle, Frankreich
Breton:
arondisamant Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Briey, Meurthe i Mosel·la, Gran Est, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش بری، فرانسه, مورت موزل, گرانت است, فرانسه
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Briey, Departement Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Briey Kūn, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arrondiment de Briey, Meurthe e Mosèla, Grand Èst, França
Polish:
Okręg Briey, Meurthe i Mozela, Grand Est, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Franța
Serbian:
Брије, Мерт и Мозел, Гран ест, Француска
Slovak:
Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Бріє, Мерт і Мозель, Гранд-Ест, Франція
Vietnamese:
Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, Pháp


The arrondissement of Val-de-Briey, called arrondissement of Briey until 2022, is a French administrative division, located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Grand Est region.

By prefectural decree of the prefect of the Grand-Est region of December 9, 2022, the boundaries of the arrondissements of Meurthe-et-Moselle are revised since 1 January 2023.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
CCarbon
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 9 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.

Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Palaeospinacidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Halecomorphi
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Halecomorphi171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Dapediidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Dapediidae171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Periseris elegantula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Periseris : Periseris elegantula171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea bernardiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea bernardiana171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thamnasteria mettensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria mettensis171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cladophyllia babeana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Cladophyllia : Cladophyllia babeana171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Archaeobatidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cristabatis crescentiformis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae : Cristabatis : Cristabatis crescentiformis182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Toarcibatis elongata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Archaeobatidae : Toarcibatis : Toarcibatis elongata182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Brachaeluridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes : Brachaeluridae171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Protospinax carvalhoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Protospinacidae : Protospinax : Protospinax carvalhoi171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella alemanica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella alemanica167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Kallirhynchia concinna
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kallirhynchia : Kallirhynchia concinna167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Kallirhynchia yaxleyensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kallirhynchia : Kallirhynchia yaxleyensis167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lotharingella woevrica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Lotharingella : Lotharingella woevrica167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 9 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Briey
Wikidata ID:Q700748
GeoNames ID:3030070

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