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Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
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Sauviat-sur-VigeCommune
LimogesArrondissement
Haute-VienneDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
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Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine, Guéret, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sauviat-sur-Vige1,084 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
68173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68173:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Limousin
Other Languages:
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French:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
German:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arrondissement Limoges, Département Haute-Vienne, Neuaquitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, arrondissement di Limoges, Alta Vienne, Nuova Aquitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
维热河畔索维阿, 利摩日区, 上维埃纳省, 新阿基坦大区, 法国
Spanish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, distrito de Limoges, Alto Vienne, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nieu-Akwitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Alta Viena, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Asturian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Alta Viena, Nueva Aquitania, Francia
Bambara:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Faransi
Basque:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limogesko barrutia, Haute-Vienne, Akitania Berria, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankreich
Breton:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, arondisamant Lemojez, Haute-Vienne, Akitania-Nevez, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Sauviac, Llemotges, Alta Viena, Nova Aquitània, França
Cebuano:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arrondissement de Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pransiya
Chechen:
Совья-сюр-Виж, Франци
Corsican:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Francia
Croatian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Nova Akvitanija, Francuska
Czech:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arrondissement Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nová Akvitánie, Francie
Danish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrig
Dutch:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arrondissement Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nieuw-Aquitanië, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arondismento Limoĝo, Haute-Vienne, Nova Akvitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Frakland
Finnish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Uusi-Akvitania, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Hôta-Vièna, France
Friulian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, France
Galician:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Alto Vienne, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Új-Aquitania, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Nýja-Akvitanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Nov Aquitania, Francia
Indonesian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arondisemen Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Aquitaine-Baru, Perancis
Interlingua:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Departimento Haute-Vienne, Francia
Interlingue:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Frans
Kabyle:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Совья-сюр-Виж, Жоғарғы Вьенна, Франция
Kongo:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Fwalansa
Latin:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Augustoritum, Vigenna Superior, Nova Aquitania, Francia
Latvian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Augšvjenna, Jaunakvitānija, Francija
Ligurian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Fransa
Limburgian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nui-Aquitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limožas, Aukštutinis Vjenas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arrondissement Limoges, Departement Haute-Vienne, Nei-Aquitaine, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Frantsa
Malay:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limoges Kūn, Haute-Vienne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, France
Neapolitan:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Franza
Norwegian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Sauviac, Limòtges, Nauta Vinhana, Nòva Aquitània, França
Papiamento:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Fransia
Picard:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Novèle-Akiténe, Franche
Piedmontese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Dipartiment ëd l'Àuta Vienne, Fransa
Polish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Okręg Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nowa Akwitania, Francja
Portuguese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Alto Vienne, Nova-Aquitânia, França
Romanian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Arondismentul Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Franța
Romansh:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Frantza
Scots:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Francia
Slovak:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nové Akvitánsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrike
Turkish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сов'я-сюр-Віж, Лімож, Верхня В'єнна, Нова Аквітанія, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Yangi Akvitaniya, Fransiya
Venetian:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pháp
Volapük:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nula-Lakitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, France
Waray:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Fransya
Welsh:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, Faraas
Zulu:
Sauviat-sur-Vige, IFulansi


Basic laccolite (gabbro, olivine gabbro, eclogites and amphibolites) in gneisses and leptynites.
Eclogites show relic lenses of metagabbros (gabbros, microgabbros, olivine gabbros and anorthosites).
Located 30 kilometers East of Limoges.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
Description: Dark eclogites.
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: In metagabbros.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: In dark eclogites (exsolutions in pyrrhotite). In metagabbros.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Description: In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Dark eclogites.
ⓘ 'Diallage'
Description: In metagabbros.
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: In dark eclogites (amphibolitization). In light eclogites (amphibolitization).
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: In olivine metagabbros. In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Description: In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Description: Green hornblende. In dark eclogites (amphibolitization). In light eclogites (amphibolitization).
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: In dark eclogites (rims rutile). In metagabbros.
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: In light eclogites.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Description: Dark eclogites. Rims garnet.
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Description: In various ultrabasic rocks.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: In metagabbros.
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: In light eclogites.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: In dark eclogites. In metagabbros.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Dark eclogites. Inclusions in garnet.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: In dark eclogites. In light eclogites.
ⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
Description: Dark eclogites. Inclusions in garnet.
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: In olivine metagabbros.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Diallage'-
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Wikidata ID:Q690367
GeoNames ID:6612873


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