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Bengo Province, Angolai
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
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Biotite

Mabubas Pegmatite, Mabubas, Dande, Bengo Province, Angola
Neighbouring regions:
Cuanza Norte Province, Angola
Uíge Province, Angola
Luanda Province, Angola
Zaire Province, Angola
Type:
Province
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Caxito28,224 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
125555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125555:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Bengo, Angola
German:
Provinz Bengo, Angola
Italian:
provincia del Bengo, Angola
Portuguese:
Bengo, Angola
Russian:
Бенго, Ангола
Simplified Chinese:
本哥省, 安哥拉
Spanish:
Bengo, Angola
Afrikaans:
Bengo-provinsie, Angola
Amharic:
ቤንጎ, አንጎላ
Arabic:
مقاطعة بنغو, أنغولا
Asturian:
Bengo, Angola
Azeri:
Benqo, Anqola
Belarusian:
Бенга , Ангола
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бэнга, Ангола
Bengali:
বেনগো প্রদেশ, অ্যাঙ্গোলা
Breton:
Bengo, Angola
Bulgarian:
Бенго, Ангола
Catalan:
Bengo, Angola
Cebuano:
Bengo Province, Angola
Czech:
Bengo, Angola
Danish:
Bengo, Angola
Dutch:
Bengo, Angola
Esperanto:
Bengo, Angolo
Estonian:
Bengo provints, Angola
Farsi/Persian:
استان بنگو, آنگولا
Finnish:
Bengo, Angola
Galician:
Bengo, Angola
Georgian:
ბენგოს პროვინცია, ანგოლა
Greek:
Μπένγκο, Ανγκόλα
Gujarati:
બેન્ગો પ્રાંત, અંગોલા
Hindi:
बेंगो प्रांत, अंगोला
Indonesian:
Bengo, Angola
Japanese:
ベンゴ州, アンゴラ
Kannada:
ಬೆಂಗೋ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಅಂಗೋಲ
Kongo:
Bengo, Ngola
Korean:
벵구 주, 앙골라
Latvian:
Bengo province, Angola
Lithuanian:
Bengo provincija, Angola
Luxembourgish:
Provënz Bengo, Angola
Malay:
Bengo Province, Angola
Marathi:
बेनगो प्रांत, अँगोला
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bengo Séng, Angola
Northern Frisian:
Bengo, Angoola
Norwegian:
Bengo, Angola
Polish:
Bengo, Angola
Romanian:
Provincia Bengo, Angola
Serbian:
Бенго, Ангола
Sinhalese:
බෙන්ගෝ පළාත, ඇන්ගෝලා
Somali:
Bengo Province, Angola
Swahili:
Bengo, Angola
Swedish:
Bengo, Angola
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Bengo, Anggola
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Бенго, Ангола
Tamil:
பெங்கோ மாகாணம், அங்கோலா
Telugu:
బెంగో ప్రావిన్స్, అంగోలా
Thai:
จังหวัดเบนโก, แองโกลา
Traditional Chinese:
本哥省, 安哥拉
Turkish:
Bengo Bölgesi, Angola
Ukrainian:
Бенго, Ангола
Urdu:
بنگو صوبہ, انگولا
Vietnamese:
Bengo, Angola
Waray:
Bengo, Angola
Welsh:
Talaith Bengo, Angola


Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito.

The province had been created in 1980 by dividing the original province of Luanda into Bengo and the then smaller province Luanda.

The province is bordered by the provinces of Zaire to the North, Uige to the Northeast, Cuanza Norte to the East, and Cuanza Sul to the South. It has two western coastal stretches along the Atlantic Ocean and forms an enclave around the national capital's province of Luanda. The Kissama National Park and the Kibinda Forest Reserve are here.

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Mineral List

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Luanda15.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
N'Golome marl1189.3 - 85.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Itombe - Tadi Beds689.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Globigerinelloides
genus		Foraminifera : Globigerinelloididae : Globigerinelloides89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hastigerinoides
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinelloididae : Hastigerinoides89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heterohelix
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Heterohelicidae : Heterohelix89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lenticulina
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Lenticulina89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marginotruncana
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globotruncanidae : Marginotruncana89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauria
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neobalaeninae
subfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Neobalaeninae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Inoceramidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeoglobigerina
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rugoglobigerinidae : Archaeoglobigerina89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dicarinella
genus		Foraminifera : Globotruncanidae : Dicarinella89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Afraster scalariformis
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Pedicellasteridae : Afraster : Afraster scalariformis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Angolatitan adamastor
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Angolatitan : Angolatitan adamastor89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Angolachelys mbaxi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Sandownidae : Angolachelys : Angolachelys mbaxi89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Halisaurinae
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Halisaurinae89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Angolasaurus bocagei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Angolasaurus : Angolasaurus bocagei89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasaurus iembeensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Mosasaurus : Mosasaurus iembeensis89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengo_Province
Wikidata ID:Q191299
GeoNames ID:2243598

Localities in this Region

Angola

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