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Bakool Region, Somaliai
Regional Level Types
Bakool RegionRegion
SomaliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Xuddur12,500 (2018)
Yeed8,429 (2012)
Waajid6,666 (2012)
Tayeeglow2,119 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
126624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126624:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bakool, Somalie
German:
Bakool, Somalia
Italian:
Regione di Bakool, Somalia
Russian:
Баколь, Сомали
Simplified Chinese:
巴科勒州, 索马里
Spanish:
Bakool, Somalia
Arabic:
باكول, الصومال
Basque:
Bakool
Bengali:
বাকুল
Bulgarian:
Бакол, Сомалия
Catalan:
Bakool, Somàlia
Cebuano:
Gobolka Bakool
Classical Chinese:
巴科勒州
Danish:
Bakool, Somalia
Dutch:
Bakool, Somalië
Esperanto:
Bakool
Finnish:
Bakool, Somalia
Georgian:
ბაკულის რეგიონი
Greek:
Μπακούλ, Σομαλία
Gujarati:
બાકૂલ
Hindi:
बाकुल, सोमालिया
Hungarian:
Bakool, Szomália
Indonesian:
Bakool, Somalia
Japanese:
バコール州, ソマリア
Javanese:
Bakool
Kannada:
ಬಾಕೂಲ್
Korean:
바콜 주, 소말리아
Latvian:
Bakūla, Somālija
Lithuanian:
Bakulas, Somalis
Malay:
Bakool
Marathi:
बाकूल
Norwegian:
Bakool, Somalia
Polish:
Bakool, Somalia
Portuguese:
Bakool, Somália
Sinhalese:
බකූල්
Somali:
Gobolka Bakool
Swedish:
Bakool, Somalia
Tamil:
பகோள்
Telugu:
బకూల్
Thai:
บากูล, โซมาเลีย
Traditional Chinese:
巴科勒
Turkish:
Bakul, Somali
Ukrainian:
Баколь, Сомалі
Urdu:
باکول
Vietnamese:
Bakool, Somalia


Bakool (Somali: Bakool, Arabic: بكول‎) is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.

Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba) region, used to be a part of the old Upper Region, which was subdivided in the mid-1980s. It has its capital at Xuddur.

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Mineral List

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carlsbergite
Formula: CrN
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘCarlsbergite1.BC.15CrN
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

NNitrogen
Nⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Isocyprina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Opis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Opis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Goniomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Goniomya163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostreon gregareum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Palaeolophidae : Actinostreon : Actinostreon gregareum163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plagiostoma harronis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma harronis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya excentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya excentrica163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakool
Wikidata ID:Q282471
GeoNames ID:64982

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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