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Nhamatanda District, Sofala Province, Mozambiquei
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Nhamatanda DistrictDistrict
Sofala ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Gondola District, Manica Province, Mozambique
Gorongosa District, Sofala Province, Mozambique
Muanza District, Sofala Province, Mozambique
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
247293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247293:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
District de Nhamatanda, Sofala, Mozambique
German:
Nhamatanda , Provinz Sofala, Mosambik
Italian:
Distretto di Nhamatanda, provincia di Sofala, Mozambico
Simplified Chinese:
恩雅馬坦達區, 索法拉省, 莫桑比克
Spanish:
Nhamatanda, Sofala, Mozambique
Catalan:
districte de Nhamatanda, Província de Sofala, Moçambic
Cebuano:
Nhamatanda District, Sofala Province
Finnish:
Nhamatandan piiri, Sofala, Mosambik
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nhamatanda Koān, Sofala Séng
Northern Frisian:
Nhamatanda , Sofala
Portuguese:
Nhamatanda , Sofala, Moçambique
Zulu:
Nhamatanda District


North-west of Beira.

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5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nhamatanda_District
Wikidata ID:Q10336659
GeoNames ID:7873984

Localities in this Region

Mozambique

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
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