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Wakiso, Central Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
WakisoDistrict
Central RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Cassiterite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Bismutotantalite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Bismutotantalite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Cassiterite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Bismutotantalite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Bismutotantalite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Cassiterite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
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Bismutotantalite

Gamba Hill, Busiro Co., Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda
Neighbouring regions:
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Luweero, Central Region, Uganda
Kalangala, Central Region, Uganda
Mpigi, Central Region, Uganda
Nakaseke, Central Region, Uganda
Mityana, Central Region, Uganda
Mukono, Central Region, Uganda
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Entebbe62,969 (2017)
Wakiso20,530 (2016)
Kireka17,947 (2016)
Bweyogerere11,473 (2016)
Kajansi7,530 (2016)
Lweeza1,000 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
133812
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133812:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Wakiso, Centre, Ouganda
German:
Distrikt Wakiso, Zentraluganda, Uganda
Italian:
distretto di Wakiso, Regione centrale, Uganda
Russian:
Вакисо, Центральная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
瓦基索區, 中部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Wakiso, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Wakiso, Mkoa wa Kati, Uganda
Arabic:
ضاحية واكيسو, أوغندا
Basque:
Wakiso , Uganda
Belarusian:
акруга Вакісо, Цэнтральная вобласць, Уганда
Bengali:
ওয়াকিসো জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda
Danish:
Wakiso District, Uganda
Dutch:
Wakiso, Central, Oeganda
Finnish:
Wakison kaupunginosa, Uganda
Galician:
Distrito Wakiso, Uganda
Greek:
Γουακίσο, Κεντρική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
વાકીશો જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hindi:
वाकिसो जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Wakiso, Uganda
Japanese:
ワキソ県, 中央地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ವಕಿಸೋ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
와키소 구, 중부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Vakiso distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Vakiso apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Wakiso, Yuganda
Malay:
Wakiso District, Uganda
Marathi:
वॅकीओ जिल्हा, युगांडा
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wakiso Koān, Uganda
Norwegian:
Wakiso, Central, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Wakiso, Uganda
Portuguese:
Distrito de Wakiso, Região Central, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Wakiso, Uganda
Serbian:
Вакисо, Централни регион, Уганда
Sinhalese:
වකිසෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Wakiso, Uganda
Tamil:
வாகிஸோ மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
వాకిసో జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตวาคิโซ, ยูกันดา
Traditional Chinese:
瓦基索區, 烏干達
Turkish:
Wakiso District, Merkez Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Вакісо, Центральна область, Уганда
Urdu:
واکیسو ضلع, وسطی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wakiso, Uganda


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (FRL)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Bismutotantalite (TL)
Formula: BiTaO4
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rynersonite
Formula: CaTa2O6
Description: It's habitus, properties chemistry corresponds to the type of rynersonite. However this is more Ta-dominant and has a slightly larger unit cell.
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'
Formula: Bi-Ca-Al-P-O
ⓘ Waylandite (TL)
Formula: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Type Locality:
ⓘ Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘWodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
ⓘBismutotantalite (TL)4.DE.30BiTaO4
ⓘRynersonite4.DF.05CaTa2O6
ⓘ'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (TL)4.DH.15
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAmblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘWaylandite (TL)8.BL.13BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'-Bi-Ca-Al-P-O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
LiLithium
Liⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
FFluorine
Fⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Caⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
TaTantalum
Taⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Taⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Biⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Biⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ecca6268.8 - 265.1 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Glossopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rigbyaceae : Glossopteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakiso_District
Wikidata ID:Q976848
GeoNames ID:448224

Localities in this Region

Uganda

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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