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Moroto, Northern Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
MorotoDistrict
Northern RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Moroto10,300 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
209286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209286:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Moroto, Nord, Ouganda
German:
Moroto-Distrikt, Nord-Region, Uganda
Italian:
Moroto, Regione settentrionale, Uganda
Russian:
Морото, Северная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
莫羅托區, 北部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Moroto, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Moroto, Mkoa wa Kaskazini, Uganda
Arabic:
مقاطعة موروتو, أوغندا
Bengali:
মুরোতু জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda
Danish:
Moroto District, Uganda
Dutch:
Moroto, Northern, Oeganda
Finnish:
Moroton piirikunta, Uganda
Galician:
Distrito Moroto, Uganda
Greek:
Μορότο, Βόρεια Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
મોરોટો જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hebrew:
מחוז מורוטו, אוגנדה
Hindi:
मोरोटो जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Moroto, Uganda
Japanese:
モロト県, 北部地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ಮೊರೊಟೊ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
모로토 구, 북부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Moroto distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Moroto apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Moroto, Yuganda
Malay:
Moroto District, Uganda
Marathi:
मोरोतो जिल्हा, युगांडा
Norwegian:
Moroto, Northern, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Moroto, Uganda
Portuguese:
Moroto, Região Norte, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Moroto, Uganda
Sinhalese:
මොරොටෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Morotodistriktet, Uganda
Tamil:
மோரோடோ மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
మొరోటో జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตโมโรโต้, ยูกันดา
Traditional Chinese:
莫羅托區, 北部區, 烏干達
Turkish:
Morota District, Kuzey Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Морото, Північна область, Уганда
Urdu:
موروتو ضلع, شمالی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Moroto, Uganda


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Mineral List

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2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘActinolite ?9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed20.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed22.4 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Miorhynchocyon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : Miorhynchocyon22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Taphozous
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Emballonuridae : Taphozous22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Komba
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Lorisidae : Komba22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Hominoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominoidea22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Proconsul
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Proconsulidae : Proconsul22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Cynelos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Cynelos22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Notocricetodon
genus
Cricetodontidae : Notocricetodon22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Pseudocricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pseudocricetodon22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Zenkerella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Anomaluridae : Zenkerella22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Andrewsimys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Phiomyidae : Andrewsimys22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Diamantomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Diamantomyidae : Diamantomys22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Simonimys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Kenyamyidae : Simonimys22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Anthracotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Gomphotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Apodecter
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Apodecter22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Afropithecus turkanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Victoriapithecidae : Afropithecus : Afropithecus turkanensis22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Masritherium aequatorialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Masritherium : Masritherium aequatorialis22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Victoriapithecus macinnesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Victoriapithecus : Victoriapithecus macinnesi22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Kogolepithecus morotoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Kogolepithecus : Kogolepithecus morotoensis22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Zygolophodon morotoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Zygolophodon : Zygolophodon morotoensis22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Morotopithecus bishopi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Morotopithecus : Morotopithecus bishopi22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Morotochoerus ugandensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Morotochoerus : Morotochoerus ugandensis22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Protarsomys lavocati
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Protarsomys : Protarsomys lavocati22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Paraphiomys pigotti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Paraphiomys : Paraphiomys pigotti22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Deinotherium hobleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Deinotheriidae : Deinotherium : Deinotherium hobleyi22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Progomphotherium maraisi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Amebelodontidae : Progomphotherium : Progomphotherium maraisi22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Walangania africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hoplitomerycidae : Walangania : Walangania africanus22.4 - 20 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroto_District
Wikidata ID:Q1375850
GeoNames ID:443356

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