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Ziguinchor Region, Senegali
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Ziguinchor RegionRegion
SenegalCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Sédhiou Region, Senegal
Cacheu Region, Guinea-Bissau
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ziguinchor159,778 (2016)
Bignona26,237 (2012)
Tionk Essil8,151 (2006)
Oussouye4,107 (2018)
Adéane2,115 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
144420
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144420:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ziguinchor, Sénégal
German:
Region Ziguinchor, Senegal
Italian:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Russian:
Зигиншор, Сенегал
Simplified Chinese:
济金绍尔区, 塞内加尔
Spanish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Wolof:
Diiwaanu Siggcoor, Senegaal
Arabic:
إقليم زيغنشور, السنغال
Basque:
Ziguinchor , Senegal
Bengali:
জিগুইনকা, সেনেগাল
Bulgarian:
Зигиншор, Сенегал
Catalan:
regió de Ziguinchor, Senegal
Cebuano:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Czech:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Danish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Dutch:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه زیگینچور, سنگال
Finnish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Galician:
Rexión de Ziguinchor, Senegal
Greek:
Ζιγκινσόρ, Σενεγάλη
Gujarati:
ઝિગ્વિન્ચોર, સેનેગલ
Hindi:
ज़िगुइनिचर क्षेत्र, सेनेगल
Indonesian:
Region Ziguinchor, Senegal
Japanese:
ジガンショール州, セネガル
Kannada:
ಝಿಗುನ್ಚೋರ್, ಸೆನೆಗಲ್
Korean:
지긴쇼르주, 세네갈
Latvian:
Ziginšora, Senegāla
Lithuanian:
Ziginšoro regionas, Senegalas
Malay:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Marathi:
झिगुइन्चॉर, सेनेगाल
Northern Frisian:
Ziguinchor Regiuun, Seenegal
Norwegian:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Polish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Portuguese:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Scots:
Ziguinchor Region, Senegal
Sinhalese:
සිගුයින්කොර්, සෙනගල්
Swedish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Tamil:
ஜிகின்சோர், செனிகல்
Telugu:
జీగింకోర్, సెనెగల్
Thai:
ซิกินชอร์, เซเนกัล
Traditional Chinese:
濟金紹爾區, 塞內加爾
Turkish:
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Ukrainian:
Регіон Зігіншор, Сенегал
Urdu:
زیگینچور علاقہ, سینیگال
Vietnamese:
Ziguinchor, Sénégal


Formerly part of (now obsolete) Casamance Region.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Apjohnite
Formula: Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
(n.d.)
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Mendozite
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘ Pentahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
References:
(n.d.)
ⓘ Starkeyite
Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Tamarugite
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
(n.d.)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘRozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘStarkeyite7.CB.15MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘPentahydrite7.CB.20MgSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘApjohnite7.CB.85Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘTamarugite7.CC.10NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘMendozite7.CC.15NaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Hⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Naⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mgⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Sⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziguinchor_Region
Wikidata ID:Q822692
GeoNames ID:2243939

Localities in this Region

Senegal

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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