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Far North Region, Camerooni
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Far North RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Chari-Baguirmi Region, Chad
N'Djamena Region, Chad
Hadjer-Lamis Region, Chad
Lac Region, Chad
North Region, Cameroon
Mayo-Kebbi Est Region, Chad
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region, Chad
Borno, Nigeria
Adamawa, Nigeria
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kousséri435,547 (2012)
Maroua319,941 (2012)
Mokolo275,239 (2014)
Yagoua80,235 (2012)
Mora55,216 (2012)
Kaélé25,199 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
195991
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195991:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Extreme North Region
Other Languages:
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French:
Région de l'Extrême-Nord, Cameroun
German:
Extrême-Nord, Kamerun
Italian:
regione dell'Estremo Nord, Camerun
Russian:
Крайнесеверный регион, Камерун
Simplified Chinese:
極北區, 喀麦隆
Spanish:
Región del Extremo Norte, Camerún
Arabic:
الشمال الأقصى, الكاميرون
Basque:
Iparralde Urruna , Kamerun
Belarusian:
Крайні Паўночны рэгіён, Камерун
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ускрайні Паўночны рэгіён, Камэрун
Bengali:
ফার নর্থ, ক্যামেরুন
Breton:
Rannvro an Norzh-Pellañ, Kameroun
Bulgarian:
Далечен Север, Камерун
Catalan:
Regió de l'Extrem Nord, Camerun
Cebuano:
Far North Region, Kamerun
Danish:
Far North Region, Cameroun
Dutch:
Extrême-Nord, Kameroen
Esperanto:
Regiono Ekstrem-Nordo, Kameruno
Estonian:
Kaug-Põhjapiirkond, Kamerun
Farsi/Persian:
منطقه شمال دور, کامرون
Finnish:
Extrême-Nord, Kamerun
Georgian:
უკიდურესი ჩრდილოეთის რეგიონი, კამერუნი
Greek:
Περιφέρεια Απώτερου Βορρά, Καμερούν
Gujarati:
ફાર નોર્થ, કૅમરૂન
Hebrew:
מחוז הצפון הרחוק, קמרון
Hindi:
सुदूर उत्तर, कैमरुन
Indonesian:
Region Ujung Utara, Kamerun
Japanese:
極北州, カメルーン
Kannada:
ದೂರದ ಉತ್ತರ, ಕ್ಯಾಮರೂನ್
Korean:
최북부주, 카메룬
Latvian:
Galējo Ziemeļu reģions, Kamerūna
Lithuanian:
Tolimosios Šiaurės regionas, Kamerūnas
Malay:
Far North, Cameroon
Marathi:
फर नॉर्थ, कामेरून
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Extrême-Nord Chiu, Cameroon
Northern Frisian:
Extrême-Nord , Kameruun
Norwegian:
Extrême-Nord, Kamerun
Polish:
Region Dalekiej Północy, Kamerun
Portuguese:
Extremo Norte, Camarões
Romanian:
Provincia Extrem Nord, Camerun
Sinhalese:
ෆාර් නොර්ත්, කැමරූන්
Swedish:
Nordligaste regionen, Kamerun
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Шимоли Дурӣ, Камерун
Tamil:
பார் வடக்கு, கமரூன்
Telugu:
ఫార్ నార్త్, కామెరూన్
Thai:
ฟาร์ น็อท, แคเมอรูน
Traditional Chinese:
極北區, 喀麥隆
Turkish:
Far North Bölgesi, Kamerun
Ukrainian:
Крайньопівнічний регіон, Камерун
Urdu:
بعید شمالی علاقہ, کیمرون
Vietnamese:
Far North, Cameroon
Wu Chinese:
极北区, 喀麦隆


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Sodic amphibole'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Sodic amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Phanerozoic : 67 ± 4 Ma to 27.4 ± 0.5 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Paleogene
   Oligocene
ⓘ Basalt27.4 ± 0.5 MaKapsikis Plateau, Far North Region, Cameroon
ⓘ Trachyte29.6 ± 0.6 MaKapsikis Plateau, Far North Region, Cameroon
   Eocene
ⓘ Biotite39.6 MaGolda Zuelva Complex, Far North Region, Cameroon
    
  
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Late/Upper Cretaceous
ⓘ Granite67 ± 4 MaGolda Zuelva Complex, Far North Region, Cameroon

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_North_Region,_Cameroon
Wikidata ID:Q823976
GeoNames ID:2231755

Localities in this Region

Cameroon

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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