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Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemeni
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Al Mahwit GovernorateGovernorate
YemenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Al Maḩwīt10,593 (2013)
Ad Danifah450 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
127114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127114:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
محافظة المحويت, اليمن
French:
Al Mahwit, Yémen
German:
al-Mahwit, Jemen
Italian:
governatorato di al-Mahwit, Yemen
Russian:
Махвит, Йемен
Simplified Chinese:
迈赫维特省, 也门
Spanish:
Gobernación de Al Mahwit, Yemen
Basque:
Al Mahwit gobernantzia, Yemen
Bengali:
আল মাহিত গভর্নোরেট, ইয়েমেন
Bulgarian:
Махуит, Йемен
Catalan:
Governació d'Al Mahwit, Iemen
Cebuano:
Al Maḩwīt, Yemen
Croatian:
Al Mahwit, Jemen
Czech:
provincie al-Mahvít, Jemen
Danish:
Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen
Dutch:
Al Mahwit, Jemen
Esperanto:
Provinco Al Mahŭit, Jemeno
Farsi/Persian:
استان محویت, یمن
Finnish:
Al Mahwit, Jemen
Georgian:
ელ-მაჰვიტის მუჰაფაზა, იემენი
Greek:
Αλ Μαχβίτ Γκοβερνοράτε, Υεμένη
Gujarati:
અલ માહવિટ ગવર્નોરેટ, યેમેન
Hebrew:
אל-מחוית, תימן
Hindi:
अल-महवीत प्रान्त, यमन
Hungarian:
El-Mahvít, Jemen
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Al-Mahwit, Yaman
Japanese:
マフウィート県, イエメン
Kannada:
ಅಲ್ ಮಹ್ವಿತ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಯೆಮೆನ್
Korean:
마위트주, 예멘
Latvian:
Mehvītas muhāfaza, Jemena
Lithuanian:
Al Machvito gubernija, Jemenas
Malay:
Al Mahwit Governorate, Yaman
Marathi:
अल मेहविट गव्हर्नोरेट, येमेनचे प्रजासत्ताक
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Al Mahwit Séng, Yemen
Norwegian:
Al Mahwit, Jemen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Al Mahwit guvernement, Jemen
Polish:
Al-Mahwit, Jemen
Portuguese:
Al Mahwit, Iémen
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Al Mahwit, Yemen
Scots:
Al Mahwit Govrenorate, Yemen
Serbo-Croatian:
Al Mahvit, Jemen
Sinhalese:
අල් මහ්විට් පළාත, යේමනය
South Azerbaijani:
محویت اوستانی, یمن
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Al Mahwit, Yemen
Swedish:
Al-Mahwit, Jemen
Tamil:
அல் மஹவிட் கோவெர்னோரேட், யெமன்
Telugu:
అల్ మహ్విత్ గవర్నరేట్, యెమన్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการอัลมะห์วีต, เยเมน
Traditional Chinese:
邁赫維特省, 也門
Turkish:
El-Mehvit , Yemen
Ukrainian:
Махвіт, Ємен
Urdu:
محافظہ المحویت, یمن
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Al Mahwit, Yemen


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ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Eckermannite
Formula: NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘEckermannite9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mahwit_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q388280
GeoNames ID:73200

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