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Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawii
Regional Level Types
LilongweDistrict
Central RegionRegion
MalawiCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lilongwe646,750 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
126530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126530:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lilongwe, Région centrale, Malawi
German:
Distrikt Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi
Italian:
distretto di Lilongwe, Regione Centrale, Malawi
Russian:
Лилонгве, Центральная провинция, Малави
Simplified Chinese:
利隆圭縣, 中央区, 马拉维
Spanish:
Distrito de Lilongwe, Región Central, Malaui
Arabic:
ليلونغوي, مالاوي
Azeri:
Lilongwe, Mərkəz bölgəsi, Malavi
Belarusian:
раён Лілонгвэ, Малаві
Bengali:
লিলংওয়ে জেলা, মালাউই
Breton:
Lilongwe, Malawi
Bulgarian:
Лилонгве, Централен регион, Малави
Catalan:
Lilongwe, Malawi
Cebuano:
Lilongwe District, Central Region, Malawi
Danish:
Lilongwe District, Malawi
Dutch:
Lilongwe, Central, Malawi
Farsi/Persian:
بخش لیلونگوه, منطقه مرکزی مالاوی, مالاوی
Finnish:
Lilongwen piirikunta, Keskinen alue, Malawi
Galician:
Distrito de Lilongwe, Rexión Central, Malaui
Georgian:
ლილონგვეს რაიონი, მალავის ცენტრალური რეგიონი, მალავი
Greek:
Λιλόνγκουε, Κεντρική Περιφέρεια, Μαλάουι
Gujarati:
લીલોંગવે જિલ્લો, મલાવી
Hindi:
लिलोंग्वे जिला, मलावी
Indonesian:
Distrik Lilongwe, Region Tengah, Malawi
Japanese:
リロングウェ県, 中部州, マラウイ
Kannada:
ಲಿಲೊಂಗ್ವೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಮಲಾವಿ
Korean:
릴롱궤 현, 중부 주, 말라위
Latvian:
Lilongves distrikts, Malāvija
Lithuanian:
Lilongvės apskritis, Centrinis regionas, Malavis
Malay:
Daerah Lilongwe, Malawi
Marathi:
लिलांगॉ जिल्हा, मलावी
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lilongwe Koān, Malawi
Norwegian:
Lilongwe, Central, Malawi
Polish:
Dystrykt Lilongwe, Malawi
Portuguese:
Lilongwe, Região Central, Malawi
Romanian:
Districtul Lilongwe, Regiunea Central, Malawi
Sinhalese:
ලිලොන්ග්වේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, මලාවි
Swedish:
Lilongwe, Centrala regionen, Malawi
Tamil:
லிலோங்வெ மாவட்டம், மலாவி
Telugu:
లిలోంగ్వే జిల్లా, మలావీ
Thai:
เขตลิลองเว, มาลาวี
Traditional Chinese:
利隆圭縣, 馬拉維
Turkish:
Lilongwe, Merkez Bölgesi, Malavi
Ukrainian:
Район Лилонгве, Центральний регіон, Малаві
Urdu:
لیلونجوی ضلع, وسطی علاقہ، ملاوی, ملاوی
Vietnamese:
Quận Lilongwe, Malawi
Zulu:
Lilongwe District, IMalawi


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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

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ⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilongwe_District
Wikidata ID:Q1058453
GeoNames ID:927964

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