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Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambiquei
Regional Level Types
Cuamba DistrictDistrict
Niassa ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cuamba73,268 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
109549
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109549:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Cuamba, Niassa, Mozambique
German:
Distrikt Cuamba, Provinz Niassa, Mosambik
Italian:
Distretto di Cuamba, provincia di Niassa, Mozambico
Portuguese:
Cuamba , Província do Niassa, Moçambique
Simplified Chinese:
庫安巴區, 尼亚萨省, 莫桑比克
Catalan:
districte de Cuamba, Província de Niassa, Moçambic
Cebuano:
Cuamba , Niassa Province
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cuamba Koān
Northern Frisian:
Cuamba , Niassa
Zulu:
Cuamba District


Cuamba District is a district of Niassa Province in north-western Mozambique. The principal town is Cuamba.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series var. Rhodolite'
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
ⓘ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series
var. Rhodolite'
-Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuamba_District
Wikidata ID:Q10262066
GeoNames ID:7732033


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