Correc d'en Llinassos (Ravin d'en Llinassous), Oms, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types | |
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Correc d'en Llinassos (Ravin d'en Llinassous) | - not defined - |
Oms | Commune |
Céret | Arrondissement |
Pyrénées-Orientales | Department |
Occitanie | Region |
France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 15'' North , 2° 42' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oms | 294 (2016) | 0.9km |
Llauro | 296 (2016) | 3.3km |
Tordères | 157 (2016) | 4.5km |
Montauriol | 205 (2016) | 4.6km |
Vivers | 141 (2016) | 4.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49065
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49065:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8d5f922b-3a94-4abf-9182-0585632bc4dd
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Languedoc-Roussillon
A small prospect, recognized at the end of XIXth century and beginning of XXth century, mainly worked between 1937 and 1939, where 50 m of galleries, two shafts and 25 m of trenches were excavated. Some limited operation and research work also took place in the 1940s and 1950s.
Primary mineralization occurs in a siderite vein, 0.50 m to 3 m of thickness, and is composed of chalcopyrite, ullmannite, galena, and accessory tetrahedrite. Its origin is currently considered as Hercynian, most probably completed and modified during the rising of the Pyrenees (Tertiary).
Weathering of this mineralization gave rise to several supergene species, like brochantite, aurichalcite, smithsonite, glaucosphaerite, annabergite, and more rarely bottinoite, recognized for the first time in France, and the new species omsite (Mills et al., 2012).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 References: |
ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi References: |
ⓘ Bottinoite Formula: Ni2+Sb5+2(OH)12 · 6H2O Description: First French occurrence. References: |
ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O References: |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
ⓘ Cyanotrichite Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 References: |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS References: |
ⓘ Glaukosphaerite Formula: (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au References: |
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) References: |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ Hydroxyferroroméite (TL) Formula: (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb5+2O6(OH) Type Locality: Description: Occurs as yellow to yellow-brown powdery boxwork replacements up to about 50 μm across after tetrahedrite in a siderite–quartz matrix. No distinct crystals have been observed |
ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
ⓘ Mcguinnessite Formula: (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS References: |
ⓘ Omsite (TL) Formula: Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] Type Locality: References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Ranciéite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O References: |
ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' References: |
ⓘ Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | Hydroxyferroroméite (TL) | 4.DH.20 | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb5+2O6(OH) |
ⓘ | Omsite (TL) | 4.FB. | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Bottinoite | 4.FH.05 | Ni2+Sb5+2(OH)12 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Ranciéite | 4.FL.40 | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Glaukosphaerite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Mcguinnessite | 5.BA.10 | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Cyanotrichite | 7.DE.10 | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Bottinoite | Ni2+Sb25+(OH)12 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Omsite | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
H | ⓘ Hydroxyferroroméite | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb25+O6(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Bottinoite | Ni2+Sb25+(OH)12 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Omsite | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
O | ⓘ Hydroxyferroroméite | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb25+O6(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Omsite | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
Fe | ⓘ Hydroxyferroroméite | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb25+O6(OH) |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ni | ⓘ Bottinoite | Ni2+Sb25+(OH)12 · 6H2O |
Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Ni | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Ni | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Ni | ⓘ Omsite | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bottinoite | Ni2+Sb25+(OH)12 · 6H2O |
Sb | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
Sb | ⓘ Omsite | Ni2Fe3+(OH)6[Sb(OH)6] |
Sb | ⓘ Hydroxyferroroméite | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb25+O6(OH) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- PyreneesMountain Range
France
- ⭔Languedoc-RoussillonRegion
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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