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Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Casteil145 (2016)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
Other Languages:
French:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
German:
Casteil, Arrondissement Prades, Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Casteil, arrondissement di Prades, Pirenei Orientali, Occitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
卡斯泰, 普拉德区, 东比利牛斯省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Casteil, Distrito de Prades, Pirineos Orientales, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Castell de Vernet, Destrito de Prada, Pireneus Orientals, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Casteil, Francia
Bambara:
Casteil, Faransi
Basque:
Castell de Vernet, Pradeseko barrutia, Ekialdeko Pirinioak, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Casteil, Frankreich
Breton:
Casteil, arondisamant Prada, Pireneoù-ar-Reter, Okitania, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Castell, Prada, Pirineus Orientals, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Casteil, Arrondissement de Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Кастей, Малхбален Пиренейш, Франци
Corsican:
Casteil, Francia
Croatian:
Casteil, Francuska
Czech:
Casteil, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Casteil, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Casteil, Arrondissement Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Casteil, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Casteil, Frakland
Finnish:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Casteil, Pirènês-Orientâls, France
Friulian:
Casteil, France
Galician:
Casteil, Pireneos Orientais, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Casteil, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Casteil, Frakkland
Ido:
Casteil, Francia
Indonesian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Casteil, Departimento Pyrenees-Orientales, Francia
Interlingue:
Casteil, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Casteil, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Casteil, Frans
Japanese:
カストイユ, プラード郡, ピレネー=オリアンタル県, オクシタニー地域圏, フランス
Kabyle:
Casteil, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кастей, Шығыс Пиреней, Франция
Kongo:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Fwalansa
Latin:
Casteil, Pyrenaei orientales, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Casteil, Austrumpireneji, Francija
Ligurian:
Casteil, Fransa
Limburgian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Casteil, Pradas, Rytų Pirėnai, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Casteil, Arrondissement Prades, Departement Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frantsa
Malay:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Casteil, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Casteil, Prades Kūn, Pyrénées-Orientales, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Casteil, Pyrenaées-Orientales, France
Neapolitan:
Casteil, Franza
Norwegian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Frankrike
Occitan:
Castell de Vernet, Prada de Conflent, Pirenèus Orientals, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Casteil, Fransia
Picard:
Casteil, Pirénées-Oriintales, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Casteil, Dipartiment dij Pirené Orientaj, Fransa
Polish:
Casteil, Okręg Prades, Pireneje Wschodnie, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Casteil, Distrito de Prades, Pirenéus Orientais, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Casteil, Arondismentul Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Casteil, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Casteil, Frantza
Scots:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Кастеј, Источни Пиринеји, Окситанија, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Francuska
Sicilian:
Casteil, Francia
Slovak:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanien, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
卡斯泰, 東比利牛斯, 奧斯坦尼, 法國
Turkish:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Кастей, Східні Піренеї, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Casteil, Pirenei Orientałi, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Casteil, France
Waray:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Casteil, Faraas
Zulu:
Casteil, IFulansi


Small village south of Vernet-les-Bains and higher on the Canigou Massif. Its district is widespread to the south leading to the Canigou Peak.
Mineralogical history merges with Vernet mining past at districts border sites as l'Alzina and la Pena peaks.
Casteil is world famous for its magnificent old roman abbey : Saint-Martin du Canigou, hanging on the slopes of the ravine.
Col de Ségalès, Gorges de Cady, Coume Mitjane and Mariailles are other mineralogical sub-localities.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
'Asbestos'
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Guitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel.
Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Guitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel, 41.
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Reference: Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies, Librairie Polytechnique, Ch. Béranger EditeGuitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel. Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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Guitard, G. (2010): Catalogue raisonné de la collection de minéralogie régionale, C.E.R.P. de Tautavel.
Berbain, C., Favreau, G. & Aymar, J. (2005): Mines et minéraux des Pyrénées-Orientales et des Corbières, Association Française de Microminéralogie Ed., 87.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casteil
Wikidata ID:Q199756
GeoNames ID:6450523

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