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Lake Natron, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzaniai
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Lake NatronLake
Ngorongoro DistrictDistrict
Arusha regionRegion
TanzaniaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
107174
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107174:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lac Natron, District de Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzanie
German:
Natronsee , Arusha, Tansania
Italian:
Lago Natron, Distretto di Ngorongoro, regione di Arusha, Tanzania
Russian:
Натрон, Аруша, Танзания
Simplified Chinese:
納特龍湖, 阿鲁沙区, 坦桑尼亚
Spanish:
Lago Natron, Ngorongoro, Región de Arusha, Tanzania
Arabic:
بحيرة النطرون, إقليم أروشا, تنزانيا
Armenian:
Նատրոն լիճ, Տանզանիա
Asturian:
Llagu Natron, Tanzania
Basque:
Natron aintzira, Tanzania
Bulgarian:
Натрон, Аруша, Танзания
Chuvash:
Натрон, Танзани
Croatian:
Natron , Aruša, Tanzanija
Czech:
Natronové jezero, Tanzanie
Danish:
Lake Natron, Arusha, Tanzania
Dutch:
Natronmeer , Ngorongoro District, Arusha, Tanzania
Esperanto:
Lago Natron, Regiono Arusha, Tanzanio
Estonian:
Natroni järv, Arusha piirkond, Tansaania
Farsi/Persian:
دریاچه ناترون, شهرستان انگورونگورو, استان آروشا, تانزانیا
Georgian:
ნატრონი, არუშის ოლქი, ტანზანია
Greek:
Λίμνη Νάτρον, Περιοχή Νγκορονγκόρο, Περιφέρεια Αρούσα, Τανζανία
Hebrew:
אגם נטרון, טנזניה
Hungarian:
Nátron-tó, Tanzánia
Indonesian:
Danau Natron, Wilayah Arusha, Tanzania
Japanese:
ナトロン湖, アルーシャ州, タンザニア
Korean:
나트론호, 아루샤 주, 탄자니아
Latvian:
Natrona ezers, Arušas reģions, Tanzānija
Lithuanian:
Natrono ežeras, Arušos regionas, Tanzanija
Norwegian:
Natronsjøen, Arusha, Tanzania
Polish:
Natron , dystrykt Ngorongoro, Arusza, Tanzania
Portuguese:
Lago Natron, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzânia
Romanian:
Lacul Natron, Regiunea Arusha, Tanzania
Serbian:
Натрон , Аруша, Танзанија
Slovak:
Sodné jazero, Tanzánia
Slovenian:
Jezero Natron, Tanzanija
Swahili:
Ziwa Natron, Wilaya ya Ngorongoro, Mkoa wa Arusha, Tanzania
Swedish:
Natronsjön, Arusha, Tanzania
Tamil:
நாட்ரோன் ஏரி, அரூஷா பகுதி, தன்சானியா
Ukrainian:
Натрон, Аруша, Танзанія
Urdu:
جھیل ناترون, اروشا ریجن, تنزانیہ
Western Punjabi:
جھیل ناترون, اروشہ, تنزانیہ


Lake Natron is a closed alkaline saline lake on the floor of the Kenya Rift valley in Tanzania, stretching between the Kenya-Tanzania border and Oldoinyo Lengai volcano.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Erionite-Na
Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Kogarkoite
Formula: Na3(SO4)F
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Thermonatrite
Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O
ⓘ Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘThermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 · H2O
ⓘTrona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘKogarkoite7.BD.15Na3(SO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
ⓘErionite-Na9.GD.20(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Hⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Cⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Cⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Oⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Oⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
NaSodium
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Naⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Naⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ Erionite-Na(Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Natron
Wikidata ID:Q838080
GeoNames ID:151891


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