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Brittany, France

La Fonderie, Poullaouen, Finistère, Brittany, France

Bretagne, France

This region, located in northwestern France, consists of the departments 'Côtes-du-Nord (Côtes-d'Armor)', 'Finistère', 'Ille-et-Vilaine' and 'Morbihan'.

Mineral List

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

Acanthite
Actinolite
var: Smaragdite
Aikinite
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
Almandine
Aluminite
Amblygonite
Amphibole Supergroup
Anatase
Andalusite
var: Chiastolite
'Andorite'
Andradite
Anglesite
Ankerite
Antigorite
Antimony
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Arsenic
Arsenopyrite
'Asbestos'
'Asphaltum'
Augite
var: Soda-Augite
Aurostibite
Austinite
Autunite
Azurite
Barroisite
Baryte
Bassetite
Bavenite
Bazzite
Beraunite
Berthierine
Berthierite
Bertrandite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
Beudantite
Billietite
'Biotite'
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
'Bitumen'
Boleite
Bornite
Botallackite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Brochantite
Bromargyrite
Brookite
Cacoxenite
Calcite
Caledonite
'Callainite'
Canfieldite
Carminite
Cassiterite
Celestine
Cerussite
Cervantite
Chalcoalumite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
Chamosite
var: Bavalite
Chenite
Chernikovite
Chlorargyrite
var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Chromite
Chrysoberyl
Chrysotile
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
'Cobaltoan Arsenopyrite'

Coffinite
'Columbite'
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Connellite
Copiapite
Copper
Cordierite
Corkite
Corundum
var: Sapphire
Cosalite
Covellite
Crandallite
Crichtonite
Cubanite
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Curite
Devilline
Dewindtite
Diadochite
Diaphorite
Dickite
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Dufrénite
Dyscrasite
Edenite
Elyite
Emplectite
Enargite
Epidote
Famatinite
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
'Ferri-fluoro-tschermakite'
Ferro-glaucophane
Ferro-pargasite
Fizélyite
Fluorapatite
var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Forsterite
var: Peridot
Fougèrite (TL)
Fourmarierite
Franckeite
Freibergite
Freieslebenite
Frohbergite
Fülöppite
Gahnite
Galena
'Garnet'
Gersdorffite
'Gigantolite'
Glauconite
Glaucophane
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Gorceixite
Goslarite
Graphite
Greenockite
Greigite
Grossular
Gudmundite
'Gummite'
'var: Coracite'
Gypsum
'Halloysite'
Halotrichite
Hastingsite
Hematite
Hinsdalite
'Hornblende'
Hübnerite
Hydrocerussite
Hydrozincite
'Hypersthene'
Idaite
Illite
Ilmenite
Jamesonite
Jarosite
Johannite
Kaolinite

Kasolite
Kermesite
Kesterite
'K Feldspar'
'var: Adularia'
Kobellite
Kyanite
Lanarkite
Langite
Laumontite (TL)
Laurionite
Lawsonite
Lead
Leadhillite
Lepidocrocite
Lepidolite
'Leucoxene'
Likasite
'Limonite'
Linarite
Linnaeite
Litharge
Löllingite
Mackinawite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
Massicot
Matildite
Maucherite
Melanterite
'Melnikovite'
Meneghinite
Meta-aluminite
Meta-autunite
Metatorbernite
Metauranocircite
Metavoltine
Microcline
Microlite Group
Millerite
Mimetite
Minium
Mixite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Monazite-(La)
Montmorillonite
Mössbauerite (TL)
Muscovite
var: Damourite
var: Sericite
Nacrite
Natrodufrénite (TL)
Naumannite
Nickeline
Ningyoite
'Olivine'
Omphacite
Opal
Orpiment
Orthoclase
Paracoquimbite
Paralaurionite
Parasymplesite
Paratacamite
Parsonsite
Pearceite
Pentlandite
Pharmacosiderite
Phenakite
'Phengite'
Phosgenite
Phosphuranylite
Plagionite
Platinum
Plumbogummite (TL)
Plumbojarosite
Polybasite
'Powellite-Scheelite Series'
Proustite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrostilpnite

'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Chalcedony
var: Jasper
var: Pseudocubic Quartz
var: Rutilated Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Rammelsbergite
Realgar
Rhodochrosite
Röntgenite-(Ce)
Roquesite
'Rosièresite'
Rutile
var: Ilmenorutile
Sabugalite
'Sagenite'
Saléeite
Scheelite
Schorl
Scorodite
Selenium
Semseyite
Sénarmontite
Serpierite
Siderite
Sideronatrite
Sillimanite
Silver
Sklodowskite
Skutterudite
Smithsonite
var: Monheimite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
var: Marmatite
Spinel
Spodumene
Stannite
Staurolite
Sternbergite
Stibnite
Strengite
Stromeyerite
Sulphur
Symplesite
Szomolnokite
'Tantalite'
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Thorite
Titanite
Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Trébeurdenite (TL)
Tremolite
Tripuhyite
Tungstite
Ullmannite
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Uranocircite
Uranophane
Uranopilite
Uranosphaerite
Valentinite
Vanadinite
Vivianite
Voglite
Wavellite
'Wolframite'
Wölsendorfite
Wroewolfeite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
Wüstite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zeunerite
Zinkenite
Zircon

394 entries listed. 286 valid minerals. 6 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

France

Brittany
- Côtes-d'Armor
  - Callac
    - Calanhel
      - La Roche Quarry
    - Carnoët
      - Menez-Plom
        Slag dumps
  - Carhaix-Plouguer
    - Maël-Carhaix
      - La Boissière-en-Locarn
  - Clos Méchain
  - Collinée
    - Le Gouray
  - Corlay
    - Alluvial deposits
    - Saint-Martin-des-Prés
      - La Porte-aux-Moines
    - St-Gilles-Pligeaux
      - Kergornec farm
  - Étables-sur-Mer
    - Les Godelins beach alluvials
    - Saint-Quay-Portrieux
    - Tréveneuc
      - Le Port Goret beach alluvials
      - Saint-Marc beach alluvials
  - Gouarec
    - Kerlaurent
    - Plélauff
      - Le Rhun Mine
    - St Gelven
      - Bellevue Quarry
  - Guingamp
    - Bégard
    - Belle-Isle-en-Terre
  - Lamballe
    - Trégomar
  - Lancieux
  - Langueux
    - Hillion
      - L’Hotellerie beach alluvials
  - Lannion
    - Buhulien
    - Perros-Guirec
      - Kerdu
      - La Clarté
        Madec Quarry
      - Morle et Mica
    - Trédrez
      - Sénar point
    - Trégastel
      - Coz Porz beach
  - Moncontour
    - Le Plessis d'en Haut
  - Mûr-de-Bretagne
    - Caurel
      - N164 By-pass
  - Pléneuf-Val-André
    - Dahouët beach alluvials
    - La Ville Berneuf beach alluvials
    - Le Port Morvan beach alluvials
  - Ploubalay
    - Saint-Jacut de la Mer
      - La Loge Island
  - Plougrescant
  - Plounévez-Quintin
    - Trémargat
      - Gwernavalou Quarry
  - Porz Mellec
  - Rostrenen
    - Glomel
      - Glomel Quarry
  - Saint-Brieuc
    - Saint-Laurent de la Mer beach alluvials
    - Saint-Quay-Portrieux
      - Gabbro-diorite intrusion
    - Trémuson
      - Silver mine (slag locality)
  - Trébeurden
    - Penvern
      - l'Île d'Aval
  - Trédrez-Locquémeau
  - Uzel
    - Allineuc
      - Bara quarry
- Finistère
  - Audierne
    - Cape Sizun
      - Brignéoc'h
      - Goyen
      - Lescoff
        Bestrée
      - Pointe du Castel 2
      - Porz Loubous
      - Porz Tarz 2
    - Sein Island
      - Beg ar Galez
  - Bannalec
    - Le Trévoux
      - Saint-Herbot brook alluvials
  - Bénodet
    - Gouesnach
  - Berrien
  - Bolazec
    - Bodennec
  - Brest
    - Bohars
    - Guilers
      - Kerboronès
    - Lambézellec
      - Grand Spernot
    - Ouessant Island
      - Penn ar Roc'h - Porz an Ejen area
  - Briec
    - Landudal
      - Langelin brook alluvials
  - Carantec
    - Kerprigen brook
    - Kerprigen castle
    - Pont-Guen
  - Chateaulin
    - Quéménéven
      - Landrévélen
        Landrévélen brook alluvials
  - Châteauneuf-du-Faou
    - Leuhan
      - Odet river alluvials
    - Plessis en Laz
  - Concarneau
    - Cornouaille beach alluvials
    - Sables Blancs beach alluvials
  - Coray
    - Menez-Goaillou-en-Coray
      - Pegmatite quarries
    - Quillien
      - Pont-Ar-C'hleudic brook alluvials
    - Staurolite occurrences
    - Trégourez
      - Pont-Kerlann brook alluvials
      - Tréflez
        Odet river alluvials
  - Crozon
    - Kerdreux
      - Cherty tuffite outcrops
      - Dolerite sill
    - Postolonnec fort
    - Raguenez
    - Rostudel
      - Porz Creguen
    - Telgruc-sur-Mer
      - L'Aber
  - Daoulas
    - Plougastel-Daoulas
      - Porsguen beach alluvials
  - Douarnenez
    - Kerlaz
      - Le Ris
  - Ergué-Gabéric
    - Kerdévot
    - Kerveady
    - Mez an Lez
  - Fouesnant
    - Kerleven beach alluvials
  - Guilligomarc'h
    - Le Stang quarry
  - Huelgoat
    - Poullaba vein
  - Lanmeur
    - Locquirec
      - Le Moulin de la Rive
        Poul Rodou beach alluvials
    - Plougasnou
    - Pont-Paul
    - Saint-Jean-du-Doigt beach alluvials
  - Le Conquet
    - Molène Island
  - Le Faou
    - Lopérec
      - Miné Kerrest Quarry
  - Lesneven
    - Eclogite outcrop
    - Kerlouan
      - Saint-Egarec beach alluvials
    - Plouguerneau
    - Trégarantec
  - Morlaix
    - Jarlot brook alluvials
  - Ouessant Island
    - Porz Doun
    - Porz Kored
  - Plabennec
    - Cosquer
    - Petit Trémeur
  - Pleyben
    - Brasparts
      - Lannédern - Coat ar Roc'h area
      - Saint Rivoal
  - Plonéour-Lanvern
    - Peumérit
    - Tréguennec
  - Plonévez-du-Faou
    - Collorec
      - Le Ruguel
  - Ploudalmézeau
    - Plouguin
  - Plouescat
    - Plounévez-Lochrist
      - Keroignant
  - Plougasnou
    - Guersaliou
    - Pontplaincoat
  - Plouigneau
    - Le Glaira Quarry
    - Le Mur
    - Les Forges Neuves
  - Plourin-lès-Morlaix
    - Moulin Vieux
    - Parc-au-Duc
  - Plouvorn
    - Coat Crenn
    - Lescondan Quarry
  - Plouyé
    - Le Guerriau
  - Pont-Aven
    - Névez
      - Kersidan beach alluvials
      - Raguénez beach alluvials
  - Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
    - Lopérec
      - Gold mine
  - Poullaouen
    - Kerbizien
    - La Fonderie (slag locality)
    - La Vieille Mine
  - Quimper
    - L'Odet river alluvials

France

Brittany
- Finistère
  - Quimper
    - Saint-Yvy
      - Elliant
        Kerhoantec Quarry
    - Ty Gardien
  - Quimperlé
    - Clohars-Carnoët
      - Langlazic
        Porsac’h creek alluvials
      - Le Pouldu
        Grands Sables beach alluvials
        Kerrou beach alluvials
    - Tréméven
      - Carros-Combout
  - Riec-sur-Belon
    - Kernivaigne quarry
  - Rosporden
    - Elliant
      - Ty-Bidan
        Jet brook alluvials
  - Saint-Martin-des-Champs
    - Kerolzec Quarry
  - Saint-Pol-de-Léon
    - Créac’h André
      - Kersaliou beach alluvials
    - Kerangouez
      - Porzdoun beach alluvials
    - Plouénan
      - La Penzé river
      - Pondéon (Ponthéon; Coat ar Gousket)
    - Santec
      - Dossen
        Siec Island beach alluvials
    - Trégondern
      - Pointe Saint-Jean beach alluvials
  - Saint-Renan
    - Lampaul-Plouarzel
      - Porscav
        Beg ar Groas beach alluvials
    - Lanildut
      - Rocher du Crapaud beach alluvials
    - Le Conquet
      - Blancs Sablons beach alluvials
      - Porz Liogan beach alluvials
    - Locmaria-Plouzané
      - Trégana beach alluvials
    - Plouarzel
      - Porzcuidic beach alluvials
      - Ruscumunoc beach alluvials
      - Toul an Dour
        Porz Trévigné beach alluvials
  - Saint-Thonan
    - Kerarsaoz quarry
  - Scaër
  - Scrignac
    - Le Goasq quarry
  - Taulé
    - Carantec
- Ille-et-Vilaine
  - Bain-de-Bretagne
  - Dinard
    - Saint-Enogat
  - Fougères
    - Fougères Forest
    - Montbelleux Mine
  - Grand Fougeray
    - la Monnerie
      - Aron brook alluvials
  - Martigné-Ferchaud
    - Le Semnon
  - Mont Saint-Michel Bay
    - Mont Saint-Michel
  - Pontpéan
  - Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
    - Tourne-Bride
  - Saint-Malo
  - Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
    - La Touche
- Morbihan
  - Ambon
    - Bétahon beach alluvials (Cromenac'h East)
    - Cromenac'h beach alluvials (Cromenac'h West)
  - Auray
    - La Trinité-sur-Mer
      - Kervillen beach alluvials
  - Baud
    - Coët-ligné
    - Ferme de Roho
    - Saint-Maudé
      - Lead mine
  - Belle-Ile
    - Le Palais
      - Taillefer point
  - Damgan
    - Kervoyal
    - Landrézac
    - Saint-Guérin beach alluvials
  - Gourin
    - Conveau quarry
    - Roudouallec
      - Boscadouen brook alluvials
  - Grand-Champ
    - Poulmarc'h Quarry
  - Groix
    - Groix Island
  - Inguiniel
  - Kernascleden
    - Pohr-Pimpec
  - La Telhaie
  - Le Faouët
    - Berné
    - Plouay
      - Kerhuennec
  - Le Launay
  - Le Palais
    - Belle-Ile
  - Le Roc Saint-André
    - La Villeder
  - Lignol
    - Keriar
      - Kerrouallan
    - Kerlec'h (Kerler)
    - Kerségalec
    - Le Henguer (Le Hinguer)
    - Penderff hamlet
    - Saint-Yves
      - Brodimon windmill
  - Limerzel
    - Aplitic granite outcrop
    - La Chapelle-Saint-Clair
  - Lizio
    - Tromeur
  - Locmariaquer
    - Mané-er-Hroueg
  - Lorient
    - Guidel
      - Guidel-Plages
        Guidel beach alluvials
        Le Loch beach alluvials
      - Le Fort-Bloqué
        Fort-Bloqué beach alluvials
    - Larmor-Plage
      - Kerpape creek alluvials
      - Larmor beach alluvials
    - Ploemeur
    - Port-Louis
      - Gâvres beach alluvials
  - Penestin
    - La Mine d'Or beach alluvials
    - Plage de la Mine d'Or South
    - Pointe du Bile beach alluvials
    - Tréhiguier
    - Tréhiguier harbour amphibolite outcrops
  - Plumelin
    - La Lande quarry
  - Pontivy
    - Coët-Stival
    - Gourin
      - Roudouallec
        Sandstone quarry
    - Guern
    - Persquen
    - Sainte Brigitte
      - Les salles de Rohan
  - Questembert
    - Malestroit
  - Quiberon peninsula
    - Quiberon
    - Quiberon beach
    - Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
  - Quily
    - Quily quarry
  - Rochefort-en-Terre
    - Pluherlin Castle
  - Rostrenen
    - Langonnet
  - Sarzeau
    - Duer
    - Kerblanquet
    - Kercambre
    - Kerfontaine
    - Penvins beach alluvials
    - Saint-Jacques
    - Suscinio beach alluvials
    - Trévenaste beach alluvials
  - Serent
    - Tromeur mill
  - St Jean
  - Vannes
    - La Vraie Croix
    - Questembert
      - Caden
        Bouloterie brook alluvials
      - Sulniac
        Liziec brook alluvials

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