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El Milia District, Jijel Province, Algeriai
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Mindat Locality ID:
247504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247504:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
دائرة الميلية, جيجل, الجزائر
French:
El Milia, Jijel, Algérie
Italian:
distretto di El Milia, provincia di Jijel, Algeria
Simplified Chinese:
米利耶區, 吉杰勒省, 阿尔及利亚
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه میلیه, استان جیجل, الجزایر
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
El Milia Koān, Jijel Séng, Algeria
Portuguese:
El Milia, Jijel, Argélia
Romanian:
Districtul El Milia, Provincia Jijel, Algeria


El Milia is a district in Jijel Province, Algeria.

It was named after its capital, the town of El Milia.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Tin
Formula: Sn
Description: Thin plates on cassiterite in sheared zones.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: In pegmatite veins.
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Tin1.AC.10Sn
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTriphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ Native TinSn
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Milia_District
Wikidata ID:Q5351595

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