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Collines Department, Benini
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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Main coltan diggings in pegmatite

Toumi coltan diggings, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Coltan diggings in eluvials

Toumi coltan diggings, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Main coltan diggings in pegmatite

Toumi coltan diggings, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Coltan diggings in eluvials

Toumi coltan diggings, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Main coltan diggings in pegmatite

Toumi coltan diggings, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
Neighbouring regions:
Ogun, Nigeria
Borgou Department, Benin
Oyo, Nigeria
Plateau Department, Benin
Zou Department, Benin
Donga Department, Benin
Plateaux Region, Togo
Centrale Region, Togo
Kwara, Nigeria
Type:
Department
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Savé75,970 (2013)
Savalou30,187 (2012)
Dassa-Zoumé21,672 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
213223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213223:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Collines, Bénin
German:
Collines, Benin
Italian:
dipartimento delle Colline, Benin
Russian:
Коллинз, Бенин
Simplified Chinese:
丘陵省, 贝宁
Spanish:
Collines, Benín
Yoruba:
Apá Collines, Benin
Arabic:
إدارة كولاينيس, بنين
Asturian:
Collines, Benín
Azeri:
Kollins departamenti, Benin
Basque:
Collines, Benin
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Калін, Бэнін
Bengali:
কলিন্স বিভাগ, বেনিন
Breton:
Collines, Benin
Bulgarian:
Колине, Бенин
Catalan:
Collines, Benín
Cebuano:
Collines Department, Benin
Danish:
Collines, Benin
Dutch:
Collines, Benin
Farsi/Persian:
استان کالینس, بنین
Finnish:
Collines, Benin
Greek:
Κολίν, Μπενίν
Gujarati:
કોલિન્સ વિભાગ, બેનિન
Hindi:
कॉलिंस डिपार्टमेंट, बेनिन
Hungarian:
Collines, Benin
Indonesian:
Departemen Collines, Benin
Japanese:
コリネス県, ベナン
Kannada:
ಕಾಲಿನ್ಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆನಿನ್
Korean:
콜린주, 베냉
Latvian:
Kolinzas departaments, Benina
Lithuanian:
Kalvų departamentas, Beninas
Malay:
Collines Department, Benin
Marathi:
कॉलिन्स विभाग, बेनिन
Northern Frisian:
Collines Department, Beniin
Norwegian:
Collines, Benin
Polish:
Departament Collines, Benin
Portuguese:
Collines, Benim
Romanian:
Departamentul Collines, Benin
Sinhalese:
කොලයින්ස් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, බෙනින්
Swedish:
Collines, Benin
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Коллинес, Бенин
Tamil:
காலின்ஸ் துறை, பெனின்
Telugu:
కాలిన్స్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, బెనిన్
Thai:
โกลลีน, เบนิน
Turkish:
Collines Departmanı, Benin
Ukrainian:
Калін, Бенін
Urdu:
کولینز محکمہ, بینن
Vietnamese:
Collines, Bénin
Wu Chinese:
丘陵省 , 贝宁


Collines is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Collines was created in 1999 after the Benin government split up the former six departments of Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Mono, Ouémé and Zou into twelve. Collines was split from Zou. Since 2008, the capital is Savalou. The departments that border Collines are Plateau, Borgou, Zou, and Donga.

Collines is divided into the communes of Bantè, Dassa-Zoumè, Glazoué, Ouèssè, Savalou, and Savé.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘColumbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
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ⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collines_Department
Wikidata ID:Q29141
GeoNames ID:2597272

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