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Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Francei
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CransacCommune
Villefranche-de-RouergueArrondissement
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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The "Decazes" pit, Cransac

Cransac coal basin, Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Neighbouring regions:
Auzits, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Firmi, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Aubin, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cransac1,714 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
50082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50082:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Midi-Pyrénées
Other Languages:
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French:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
German:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Département Aveyron, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia
Russian:
Крансак, Вильфранш-де-Руэрг, Аверон, Окситания, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
克朗萨克, 鲁埃格自由城, 阿韦龙省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Avairon, Occitania, Francia
Armenian:
Կրանսակ, Վիլֆրանշ դը Ռոուերգ, Ավերոն, Օկսիտանիա, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia
Azeri:
Kransak, Vilfranş-de-Ruerq, Averon , Oksitaniya , Fransa
Bambara:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Faransi
Basque:
Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Aveyron, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frankreich
Breton:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Avairon, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Крансак, Вильфранш-де-Руэрг, Франци
Corsican:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia
Croatian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francuska
Czech:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyroni departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frakland
Finnish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Avêron, France
Friulian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
Galician:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frakkland
Ido:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia
Indonesian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Departimento Aveyron, Francia
Interlingue:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frans
Kabyle:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa
Kapampangan:
Cransac, Aveyron, Pransiya
Kongo:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Fwalansa
Latin:
Cransac, Franciopolis, Avario, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveirona, Francija
Ligurian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa
Limburgian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Averonas, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Departement Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frantsa
Malay:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
Neapolitan:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Franza
Norwegian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Frankrike
Occitan:
Cransac, Vilafranca de Roergue, Avairon, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransia
Picard:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Fransa
Polish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Frantza
Scots:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Крансак, Аверон, Окситанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Francuska
Sicilian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Francia
Slovak:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Крансак, Вільфранш-де-Руерг, Аверон, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
Waray:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Faraas
Zulu:
Cransac, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, IFulansi


"(Coming from Aubin). South of Decazeville on the D221 until Aubin. Take the D5. Basalt, rhyolite, and sulphur on the slopes of 'la Montagne qui Brûle' ['the Burning Mountain']." [Belot, 1978]

Old burning coal mines and dumps.

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Kalinite
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Occurs in burning coal measures.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘSalammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘKalinite7.CC.15KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cransac
Wikidata ID:Q389500
GeoNames ID:6447092

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References

Pierrot, R., Pulou, R., and Picot, P. (1977) Inventaire Minéralogique de la France N° 7: Aveyron. BRGM.
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
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