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Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
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Carresse-CassaberCommune
Oloron-Sainte-MarieArrondissement
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Carresse-Cassaber502 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
406609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406609:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
German:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrenäen-Atlantik, Neuaquitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Carresse-Cassaber, arrondissement di Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pirenei Atlantici, Nuova Aquitania, Francia
Russian:
Каррес-Касабер, Олорон-Сент-Мари, Атлантические Пиренеи, Новая Аквитания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
卡尔雷斯卡萨贝, 奥洛龙-圣玛丽区, 大西洋比利牛斯省, 新阿基坦大区, 法国
Spanish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Distrito de Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pirineos Atlánticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nieu-Akwitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Carressa, Destrito d'Aulorón, Pireneus Atlanticos, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Asturian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Bambara:
Carresse-Cassaber, Faransi
Basque:
Carresse-Cassaber, Oloroe-Donamaria, Pirinio Atlantiarrak (Pirinio Atlantikoak), Akitania Berria, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankreich
Breton:
Carresse-Cassaber, arondisamant Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pireneoù-Atlantel, Akitania-Nevez, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Carressa e Cassabè, Districte d'Auloron, Pirineus Atlàntics, Nova Aquitània, França
Cebuano:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pransiya
Chechen:
Каррес-Касабер, Атлантикан Пиреней, Франци
Corsican:
Carresse-Cassaber, Francia
Croatian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Atlantski Pireneji, Nova Akvitanija, Francuska
Czech:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nová Akvitánie, Francie
Danish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrig
Dutch:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nieuw-Aquitanië, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Carresse-Cassaber, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nova Akvitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Carresse-Cassaber, Frakland
Finnish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Uusi-Akvitania, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pirènês-Atlanticos, France
Friulian:
Carresse-Cassaber, France
Galician:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pireneos Atlánticos, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Carresse-Cassaber, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Új-Aquitania, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Carresse-Cassaber, Nýja-Akvitanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Carresse-Cassaber, Nov Aquitania, Francia
Indonesian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine-Baru, Perancis
Interlingua:
Carresse-Cassaber, Departimento Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Francia
Interlingue:
Carresse-Cassaber, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Carresse-Cassaber, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Carresse-Cassaber, Frans
Kabyle:
Carresse-Cassaber, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Карресс-Кассабе, Атлантикалық Пиреней, Франция
Kongo:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Fwalansa
Latin:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrenaei Atlantici, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Latvian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Atlantijas Pireneji, Jaunakvitānija, Francija
Ligurian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Fransa
Limburgian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nui-Aquitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Atlanto Pirėnai, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Departement Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nei-Aquitaine, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frantsa
Malay:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Carresse-Cassaber, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie Kūn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Carresse-Cassaber, France
Neapolitan:
Carresse-Cassaber, Franza
Norwegian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frankrike
Occitan:
Carressa e Cassabè, Auloron-Senta-Maria, Pirenèus Atlantics, Nòva Aquitània, França
Papiamento:
Carresse-Cassaber, Fransia
Picard:
Carresse-Cassaber, Novèle-Akiténe, Franche
Piedmontese:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pirené-Atlàntich, Fransa
Polish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Okręg Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pireneje Atlantyckie, Nowa Akwitania, Francja
Portuguese:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pirineus Atlânticos, Nova-Aquitânia, França
Romanian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arondismentul Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Franța
Romansh:
Carresse-Cassaber, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Frantza
Scots:
Carresse-Cassaber, Arrondissement o Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Карес Касабе, Атлантски Пиринеји, Нова Аквитанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Francuska
Sicilian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Francia
Slovak:
Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nové Akvitánsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Tatar:
Каррес-Касабер, Олорон-Сент-Мари , Франция
Traditional Chinese:
卡爾雷斯卡薩貝, 比利牛斯-大西洋, 新阿傑坦, 法國
Turkish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Карресс-Кассабе, Атлантичні Піренеї, Нова Аквітанія, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Carresse-Cassaber, Yangi Akvitaniya, Fransiya
Venetian:
Carresse-Cassaber, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Carresse-Cassaber, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pháp
Volapük:
Carresse-Cassaber, Nula-Lakitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Carresse-Cassaber, France
Waray:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransya
Welsh:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Carresse-Cassaber, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Carresse-Cassaber, Faraas
Zulu:
Carresse-Cassaber, IFulansi


Large glass clear selenites from an old quarry now closed.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
References:
Alain Guillet Collection trouvé lors de la visite de la carrière en 2001Identified by Alain Guillet: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Alain Guillet Collection trouvé lors de la visite de la carrière en 2001Identified by Alain Guillet: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Alain Guillet Collection trouvé lors de la visite de la carrière en 2001Identified by Alain Guillet: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
References:
Alain Guillet Collection trouvé lors de la visite de la carrière en 2001Identified by Alain Guillet: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
References:
Alain Guillet collectionIdentified by Jean-Marc Johannet: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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.

Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed112 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed122 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Boueina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Boueina122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bacinella irregularis
species
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella : Bacinella irregularis122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carresse-Cassaber
Wikidata ID:Q200040
GeoNames ID:3028523

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