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Mafinga District, Muchinga Province, Zambiai
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Mafinga DistrictDistrict
Muchinga ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
241284
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241284:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Mafinga, Muchinga, Sambia
Simplified Chinese:
éĶŽčŠŽåŠ įļĢ, įĐ†æŽ―åŠ įœ, čĩžæŊ”äšš
Japanese:
マフã‚Ģãƒģゎ地匚, ムチãƒģゎ州, ã‚ķãƒģビã‚Ē
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mafinga Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Mafinga, Prowincja Muchinga, Zambia
Zulu:
Mafinga District


Mafinga District is one of the eight districts of Muchinga Province in Zambia. The district headquarters is at Thendere. It also contains the town of Muyombe. It was named after the Mafinga Hills.

Mafinga District was created in 2011 by splitting the existing Isoka District.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafinga_District
Wikidata ID:Q25043658

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