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Tagant Region, Mauritaniai
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Tagant RegionRegion
MauritaniaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Tidjikja6,000 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
145703
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145703:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Tagant, Mauritanie
German:
Tagant, Mauretanien
Italian:
regione di Tagant, Mauritania
Russian:
Тагант, Мавритания
Simplified Chinese:
塔甘特省, 毛里塔尼亚
Spanish:
Tagant, Mauritania
Arabic:
ولاية تكانت, موريتانيا
Bengali:
তাগান্ট অঞ্চল
Bulgarian:
Такант, Мавритания
Catalan:
Tagant, Mauritània
Cebuano:
Tagant
Danish:
Tagant, Mauretanien
Dutch:
Tagant, Mauritanië
Esperanto:
Tagant
Farsi/Persian:
استان تگانت, موریتانی
Finnish:
Tagant, Mauritania
Greek:
Ταγκάντ, Μαυριτανία
Gujarati:
ટાગાન્ટ પ્રદેશ
Hindi:
टैगैंट क्षेत्र, मॉरिटानिया
Indonesian:
Tagant, Mauritania
Japanese:
タガント州, モーリタニア
Kannada:
ಟ್ಯಾಗಂಟ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
Korean:
타간트주, 모리타니
Latvian:
Tagantas vilājs, Mauritānija
Lithuanian:
Tagantas, Mauritanija
Malay:
Tagant
Marathi:
टागण प्रदेश
Northern Frisian:
Tagant
Norwegian:
Tagant, Mauritania
Polish:
Takant, Mauretania
Portuguese:
Tagant, Mauritânia
Romanian:
Regiunea Tagant, Mauritania
Sinhalese:
ටගන්ට් කලාපය
South Azerbaijani:
تاقانت بؤلگه‌سی
Swedish:
Tagant, Mauretanien
Tamil:
டகன்ட் பகுதி
Telugu:
టాగంట్ ప్రాంతం
Thai:
ภูมิภาคทากันท์, มอริเตเนีย
Traditional Chinese:
塔甘特省
Turkish:
Tagant Bölgesi, Moritanya
Ukrainian:
Тагант, Мавританія
Urdu:
تکانت علاقہ
Vietnamese:
Khu vực Tagant, Mauritanie


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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagant_Region
Wikidata ID:Q843903
GeoNames ID:2376551

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