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Brokopondo District, Surinamei
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Brokopondo DistrictDistrict
SurinameCountry

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View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
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View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
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View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
06256730017272299071695.jpg
View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
00451840017272299083804.jpg
View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
05380550017272299084603.jpg
View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
06256730017272299071695.jpg
View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
00451840017272299083804.jpg
View of the Suriname gold mining area, in 1900.

Sarakreek Placer mine, Sarakreek, Brokopondo District, Suriname
Area:
7,364 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Brokopondo14,662 (2016)
Brownsweg2,696 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
210553
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210553:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Brokopondo, Suriname
French:
Brokopondo, Suriname
German:
Brokopondo, Suriname
Italian:
distretto di Brokopondo, Suriname
Russian:
Брокопондо, Суринам
Simplified Chinese:
布罗科蓬多区, 苏里南
Spanish:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Arabic:
ضاحية بروكوبوندو, سورينام
Basque:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Bengali:
ব্রুকোপন্ডু জেলা, সুরিনাম
Cebuano:
Distrikt Brokopondo, Surinam
Croatian:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Danish:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Esperanto:
Brokopondo, Surinamo
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه بروکوپوندو, سورینام
Finnish:
Brokopondo, Suriname
Greek:
Μπροκοπόντο, Σουρινάμ
Gujarati:
બ્રોકોપોંડો જિલ્લો, સુરીનામ
Hindi:
ब्रोकोपोंडो जिला, सूरीनाम
Indonesian:
Distrik Brokopondo, Suriname
Japanese:
ブロコポンド, スリナム
Kannada:
ಬ್ರೋಕೊಪೋಂಡೋ ಡಿಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ಟ್, ಸುರಿನಾಮ್
Korean:
브로코폰도 구, 수리남
Latvian:
Brokopondo distrikts, Surinama
Limburgian:
Brokopondo, Suriname
Lithuanian:
Brokopondo apygarda, Surinamas
Malay:
Daerah Brokopondo, Suriname
Marathi:
ब्रोकोपोन्डो जिल्हा, सुरिनाम
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Brokopondo Koān, Suriname
Northern Frisian:
Brokopondo, Suurinam
Norwegian:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Polish:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Portuguese:
Brokopondo, Suriname
Romanian:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Sinhalese:
බ්රෝකොපොන්ඩෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සුරිනාම්
Sranan Tongo:
Pasuni fu Brokopondo, Sranan
Swedish:
Brokopondo, Surinam
Tamil:
ப்ரோகோபோண்டோ மாவட்டம், சுரிநாம்
Telugu:
బ్రోకోపాండో జిల్లా, సురినామ్
Thai:
เขตโบรโคพอนโด, ซูรินาเม
Traditional Chinese:
布羅科蓬多區, 蘇里南
Turkish:
Brokopondo District, Surinam
Ukrainian:
Брокопондо, Суринам
Urdu:
بروکوپوندو ضلع, سرینام
Vietnamese:
Quận Brokopondo, Suriname
Wu Chinese:
布罗科蓬多区, 苏里南


Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron.

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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokopondo_District
Wikidata ID:Q847680
GeoNames ID:3384481

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