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Ashanti, Ghana
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Ashanti Region, Ghana
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regione di Ashanti, Ghana
Russian:
Ашанти, Гана
Simplified Chinese:
阿散蒂地區, 加纳
Spanish:
Ashanti, Ghana
Afrikaans:
Asjanti , Ghana
Akan:
Asante Mantam, Ghana
Arabic:
منطقة أشانتي, غانا
Belarusian:
Ашанці, Гана
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ашанці, Гана
Bengali:
আশান্তি অঞ্চল, ঘানা
Breton:
Ashanti, Ghana
Bulgarian:
Ашанти, Гана
Catalan:
Regió Aixanti, Ghana
Cebuano:
Ashanti Region, Ghana
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Ashanti, Ghana
Dutch:
Ashanti, Ghana
Esperanto:
Aŝantujo, Ganao
Farsi/Persian:
منطقه آشانتی, غنا
Finnish:
Ashantin hallintoalue, Ghana
Georgian:
აშანტის რეგიონი, განა
Greek:
Περιφέρεια Ασάντι, Γκάνα
Gujarati:
અશાંતિ પ્રદેશ, ઘાના
Hausa:
Yankin Ashanti, Gana
Hindi:
अश्ंती क्षेत्र, घाना
Indonesian:
Region Ashanti, Ghana
Japanese:
アシャンティ州, ガーナ
Kannada:
ಆಷಂತಿ, ಘಾನಾ
Korean:
아샨티주, 가나
Latvian:
Ašanti reģions, Gana
Lithuanian:
Ašančio regionas, Gana
Malay:
Ashanti Region, Ghana
Malayalam:
അഷാന്തി, ഘാന
Marathi:
अश्ंती प्रदेश, घाना
Mingrelian:
აშანტიშ რეგიონი
Northern Frisian:
Ashanti
Norwegian:
Ashanti, Ghana
Polish:
Region Aszanti, Ghana
Portuguese:
Ashanti, Gana
Romanian:
Regiunea Ashanti, Ghana
Sinhalese:
ආශාන්ටි කලාපය, ඝානාව
South Azerbaijani:
آشانتی اوستانی
Swedish:
Ashantiregionen, Ghana
Tamil:
அஷாந்தி பகுதி, கானா
Telugu:
అశాంతి ప్రాంతం, ఘనా
Thai:
อาชานติ, กานา
Traditional Chinese:
阿散蒂地區, 加納
Turkish:
Ashanti Bölgesi, Gana
Twi:
Asante Mantam, Ghana
Ukrainian:
Ашанті, Гана
Urdu:
اشانتی ریجن, گھانا
Vietnamese:
Khu vực Ashanti, Ghana
Wu Chinese:
阿散蒂地区
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ashanti, Ghánà
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Rickardite | 2.BA.30 | Cu7Te5 |
| ⓘ | Weissite | 2.BA.30 | Cu2-xTe |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Henryite | 2.BA.65 | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
| ⓘ | Stützite | 2.BA.65 | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Kostovite | 2.EA.15 | CuAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Tellurite | 4.DE.20 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Paratellurite | 4.DE.25 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaňkite | 8.CE.60 | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Pitticite | 8.DB.05 | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| ⓘ | Bukovskýite | 8.DB.40 | Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bukovskýite | Fe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Bukovskýite | Fe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Bukovskýite | Fe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bukovskýite | Fe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Bukovskýite | Fe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
| Te | ⓘ Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
| Te | ⓘ Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_Region |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q398417 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2304116 |
Localities in this Region
- Ashanti Region
- ⭔Adansi Asokwa District
- ⭔Adansi North District
- ⭔Adansi South District
- Adubiaso Pit
- ⭔Akrofuom District
- Akwasiso deposit
- Asanko Gold Mine
- Asuadai deposit
- Bosumtwi meteorite impact crater
- Dunkwa-Jimifield diamond field
- Dynamite Hill
- Esaase Gold Project
- Esaase prospect
- Obenemase Mine
- ⭔Obuasi East District
- ⭔Obuasi Municipal District
- Obuasi
- Obuasi Gold Project
- Ashanti Region
- Obuasi Municipal District
- Obuasi Gold Project
- Anyinam Mine
- Ashanti Mine
- Bidiem Pit
- Blackie's Mine
- Blackies Shaft
- Cote d'Or mine
- Cowsu Pit
- Cowsu South
- F Fissure
- F Prospect
- Justice Mine
- Kokoteasua Tailings Storage Facility
- Kotopre prospect
- Kwesi Mensah Mine
- Kwesi Renner Mine
- Kyereboso #2
- Kyereboso #3
- Meduma
- Nyhiaeso Mine
- Obuassi South Mine
- Old Chief Mine
- Pompora Tailings Storage Facility
- South Tailings Storage Facility
- Tom Collins mine
- Zak's Pit
- Obuasi Gold Project
- Romaso
- Obuasi Municipal District
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- West African CratonCraton
- Leo RiseShield
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- Ashanti gold beltBelt
- Ashanti Region
- Obuasi Municipal District
- Obuasi Gold ProjectProject
- Obuasi Municipal District
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Ashanti Mine, Obuasi Gold Project, Obuasi Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghana