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Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Francei
Regional Level Types
CholetArrondissement
Maine-et-LoireDepartment
Pays de la LoireRegion
FranceCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cholet53,160 (2016)
Ancenis7,840 (2016)
Beaupréau6,932 (2016)
Chemillé-Melay6,683 (2016)
Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges6,033 (2018)
Le May-sur-Èvre4,125 (2016)
Other Languages:
English:
arrondissement of Cholet
French:
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
German:
Arrondissement Cholet, Département Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Cholet, Maine e Loira, Paesi della Loira, Francia
Russian:
Шоле, Мен и Луара, Земли Луары, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
紹萊, 曼恩-卢瓦尔省, 卢瓦尔河地区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Cholet, Maine y Loira, Países del Loira, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Franca
Arabic:
دائرة شوليه, ماين ولوار, وادي اللوار, فرنسا
Azeri:
Şole (rayon), Men və Luara, Luara Torpağı, Fransa
Basque:
Choleteko barrutia, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frantzia
Breton:
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Broioù al Liger, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Cholet, Maine i Loira, País del Loira, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
شوله, من الوآر, پی دو لا لوآر, فرانسه
Japanese:
ショレ, メーヌ=エ=ロワール県, ペイ・ド・ラ・ロワール, フランス
Latin:
Cauletum, Meduana et Liger, Pagi Ligeris, Francia
Lithuanian:
Šolė, Menas ir Luara, Luaros kraštas, Prancūzija
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Cholet, Departement Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Frankräich
Mazanderani:
شوله, فرانسه
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cholet Kūn, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Cholet, Maine-i-Loara, Kraj Loary, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Franța
Serbian:
Шоле, Мен и Лоара, Регион Лоара, Француска
Slovak:
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, Francúzsko
Ukrainian:
Шоле, Мен і Луара, Пеї-де-ла-Луар, Франція
Vietnamese:
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Pháp


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Mineral List

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

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Alain Guillet collection
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Personal observation; Gaël Trouilliez observation
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Alain Guillet collection
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Alain Guillet collection
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Mineralogical Magazine 54 (1990) 231-243
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Personal observation; Gaël Trouilliez observation
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogical Magazine 54 (1990) 231-243

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C AragoniteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O AragoniteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed513 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sables de Varennes799.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Poudingue de Vihiers4513 - 501 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Paradoxides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Paradoxididae : Paradoxides513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Conocoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Conocoryphidae : Conocoryphe513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Holocephali
class
Animalia : Chordata : Holocephali99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sirenia
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Serpentes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monachinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Monachinae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinopterygii
class
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Selachii
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lingulidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Paradoxidae
family
Paradoxidae513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Cholet
Wikidata ID:Q612145
GeoNames ID:3025052

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