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Angaur Island, Angaur, Palaui
Regional Level Types
Angaur IslandIsland
AngaurState
PalauCountry

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04735380017272262886318.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
04735380017272262886318.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
09073300017272262889930.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
03260560017272262891059.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
09073300017272262889930.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Angaur, Palau
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Angaur320 (2011)
Angaur State188 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
245494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245494:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ngeaur Island; Île d’Angaur
Other Languages:
French:
Angaur, Palau
German:
Angaur, Palau
Italian:
Angaur, Palau
Russian:
Ангаур, Палау
Simplified Chinese:
安加爾, 帛琉
Spanish:
Angaur, Palaos
Arabic:
ولاية أنغاور, بالاو
Belarusian:
Ангаур, Палау
Bengali:
এঙ্গুয়ার
Catalan:
Angaur, Palau
Cebuano:
Angaur
Central Bikol:
Angaur
Danish:
Angaur, Palau
Dutch:
Angaur, Palau
Finnish:
Angaur, Palau
Galician:
Angaur, Palau
Greek:
Ανγκόρ, Palau
Gujarati:
અંગૌર
Hebrew:
אנגאור, פלאו
Hill Mari:
Ангаур
Hindi:
अंगौर, पलाऊ
Indonesian:
Angaur, Palau
Japanese:
アンガウル州, パラオ
Kannada:
ಆಂಗೌರ್
Kinyarwanda:
Angaur
Korean:
앙가우르주, 팔라우
Latvian:
Angaura, Palau
Lithuanian:
Angauras, Palau
Macedonian:
Ангаур, Палау
Malay:
Angaur
Marathi:
अंगौर
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Angaur Chiu
Norwegian:
Angaur, Palau
Polish:
Angaur, Palau
Portuguese:
Angaur, Palau
Sinhalese:
අන්ගුවාර්
Swedish:
Angaur, Palau
Tamil:
அந்குர்
Telugu:
ఆంగార్
Thai:
อันกัว, ปาเลา
Turkish:
Angaur, Palau
Ukrainian:
Ангаур, Палау
Urdu:
انگاور
Vietnamese:
Angaur, Palau


Angaur (Japanese: アンガウル, Hepburn: Angauru) or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² (3 mi²). The state capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side. A second village, Rois, is immediately east of Ngeremasch.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFerromerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaFe2+(PO4)7
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
FeIron
Feⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Peliliu Limestone32.588 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Metalia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Metalia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phyllacanthus imperialis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Phyllacanthus : Phyllacanthus imperialis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Brissus latecarinatus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Brissus : Brissus latecarinatus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angaur
Wikidata ID:Q530813
GeoNames ID:4037653

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