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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| New Yekepa | 24,695 (2012) |
| Ganta | 13,802 (2006) |
| Sanniquellie | 11,415 (2015) |
Other Languages:
French:
Nimba, Liberia
German:
Nimba County, Liberia
Italian:
contea di Nimba, Liberia
Russian:
Нимба, Либерия
Simplified Chinese:
寧巴縣, 利比里亚
Spanish:
Nimba, Liberia
Arabic:
مقاطعة نيمبا, ليبيريا
Armenian:
Նիմբա երկրամաս
Basque:
Nimba
Belarusian:
Німба, Ліберыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Німба
Bengali:
নিম্বা
Breton:
Nimba
Bulgarian:
Нимба, Либерия
Catalan:
Nimba, Libèria
Cebuano:
Nimba County
Danish:
Nimba, Liberia
Dutch:
Nimba, Liberia
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان نیمبا, لیبریا
Finnish:
Nimba, Liberia
Greek:
Νίμπα, Λιβερία
Gujarati:
નિમ્બા
Hindi:
निम्बा, लाइबेरिया
Indonesian:
Nimba, Liberia
Japanese:
ニンバ郡, リベリア
Kannada:
ನಿಂಬಾ
Korean:
님바주, 라이베리아
Latvian:
Nimba, Libērija
Lithuanian:
Nimbos apskritis, Liberija
Malay:
Nimba
Marathi:
निंबा
Northern Frisian:
Nimba
Norwegian:
Nimba, Liberia
Polish:
Hrabstwo Nimba, Liberia
Portuguese:
Nimba, Libéria
Sinhalese:
නිම්බා
Swedish:
Nimba County, Liberia
Tamil:
நிம்பா
Telugu:
నింబా
Thai:
เทศมณฑลนิมบา, ประเทศไลบีเรีย
Traditional Chinese:
寧巴縣
Turkish:
Nimba, Liberya
Ukrainian:
Німба, Ліберія
Urdu:
نمبا کاؤنٹی
Vietnamese:
Nimba, Liberia
Precambrian rocks of Nimba County can be divided into three tectonic terranes:
(1) a Nimba block of Nimba Supergroup supracrustal rocks containing isoclinal folds;
(2) a Gbedin-Kahnple block, in which a folded granitic gneiss basement is unconformably overlain by iron-formation and leucocratic gneiss; and
(3) a terrane of diorite, supracrustal rocks, and mafic rocks. The first two terranes were juxtaposed in an unknown manner and together were redeformed, metamorphosed (locally to granulite facies), and intruded by mafic rocks. The third terrane was later thrust over the first two. (Force 1983)
(1) a Nimba block of Nimba Supergroup supracrustal rocks containing isoclinal folds;
(2) a Gbedin-Kahnple block, in which a folded granitic gneiss basement is unconformably overlain by iron-formation and leucocratic gneiss; and
(3) a terrane of diorite, supracrustal rocks, and mafic rocks. The first two terranes were juxtaposed in an unknown manner and together were redeformed, metamorphosed (locally to granulite facies), and intruded by mafic rocks. The third terrane was later thrust over the first two. (Force 1983)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Locality: Gbarpa, Yarmein, Nimba County, Liberia |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Locality: Gbarpa, Yarmein, Nimba County, Liberia |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Locality: Gbarpa, Yarmein, Nimba County, Liberia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimba_County |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q868497 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2274688 |
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