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Kouilou Department, Republic of the Congoi
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Kouilou DepartmentDepartment
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Mindat Locality ID:
213117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213117:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kouilou, République du Congo
German:
Kouilou, Republik Kongo
Italian:
Dipartimento di Kouilou, Repubblica del Congo
Russian:
Куилу, Республика Конго
Simplified Chinese:
奎盧省, 刚果共和国
Spanish:
Kouilou, República del Congo
Arabic:
إدارة كويلو, جمهورية الكونغو
Asturian:
Kouilou
Bavarian:
Kouilou
Bengali:
কুইলু বিভাগ
Breton:
Kouilou
Bulgarian:
Куилу, Република Конго
Cebuano:
Région du Kouilou
Danish:
Kouilou Department, Republikken Congo
Dutch:
Kouilou, Republiek Congo
Esperanto:
Kouilou
Finnish:
Kouiloun depatermentti, Kongon tasavalta
Georgian:
კუილუს დეპარტამენტი
Greek:
Κουιλού, Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό
Gujarati:
કૌઇલૌ વિભાગ
Hindi:
कुइलू विभाग, कांगो गणराज्य
Indonesian:
Kouilou, Republik Kongo
Japanese:
クイル地方, コンゴ共和国
Kannada:
ಕೌಯಿಲೊ ಇಲಾಖೆ
Kongo:
Kuilu
Korean:
쿠일루주, 콩고 공화국
Latvian:
Kuilu departaments, Kongo Republika
Lingala:
Kuilu
Lithuanian:
Kvilu regionas, Kongo Respublika
Malay:
Kouilou Department
Marathi:
कौइलोऊ विभाग
Moldavian:
Departamentul Kouilou
Northern Frisian:
Kouilou Department
Norwegian:
Kouilou, Republikken Kongo
Polish:
Kouilou , Republika Konga
Portuguese:
Kouilou, República do Congo
Romanian:
Kouilou, Republica Congo
Sinhalese:
කොයිලු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව
Swedish:
Région du Kouilou, Republiken Kongo
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Коуилоу
Tamil:
கோயிலூ துறை
Telugu:
కోయిలోవ్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్
Thai:
เมืองคูลุย, สาธารณรัฐคองโก
Traditional Chinese:
奎盧省
Turkish:
Kouilou, Kongo Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Куілу, Республіка Конго
Urdu:
کؤیلؤ محکمہ
Vietnamese:
Khu vực hành chính Kouilou, Cộng hòa Congo
Wu Chinese:
奎卢省


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10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Bischofite
Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Congolite (TL)
Formula: Fe2+3B7O13Cl
Type Locality:
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Tachyhydrite
Formula: CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘBischofite3.BB.15MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘTachyhydrite3.BB.35CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBoracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
ⓘCongolite (TL)6.GA.10Fe2+3B7O13Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Bⓘ CongoliteFe32+B7O13Cl
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CongoliteFe32+B7O13Cl
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Clⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ CongoliteFe32+B7O13Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
Clⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ CongoliteFe32+B7O13Cl

Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed85.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cryptorhytis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Cryptorhytis85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volutomorpha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Volutomorpha85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolimea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Pseudolimea85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agelasina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Agelasina85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anofia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Anofia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Venilicardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Venilicardia85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Liopistha83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Haustator
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretolamna appendiculata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna : Cretolamna appendiculata83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretoxyrhina mantelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretoxyrhina : Cretoxyrhina mantelli83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arca (Eonavicula) bogaerti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Eonavicula : Arca (Eonavicula) bogaerti85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Barbatia meridiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia meridiana83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca curvatodonta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca curvatodonta85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca camerunensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca camerunensis85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca angolensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca angolensis85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca furoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca furoni85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula hirsuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula hirsuta85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouilou_Department
Wikidata ID:Q855327
GeoNames ID:2258738

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