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Ekiti, Nigeria i
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Ekiti State
Nigeria Country

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Ekiti	State
Nigeria	Country

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State

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Ado-Ekiti	424,340 (2016)
Efon-Alaaye	279,319 (2018)
Ise-Ekiti	190,063 (2016)
Ijero-Ekiti	167,632 (2016)
Ikere-Ekiti	103,054 (2016)
Emure-Ekiti	90,645 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

248363

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:248363:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

État d'Ekiti, Nigeria

German:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Hausa:

Ekiti, Nijeriya

Igbo:

Ȯra Ekiti, Naijiria

Italian:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Russian:

Экити, Нигерия

Simplified Chinese:

埃基蒂州, 奈及利亞

Spanish:

Estado de Ekiti, Nigeria

Yoruba:

Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì, Nàìjíríà

Bulgarian:

Екити, Нигерия

Catalan:

Estat Ekiti, Nigèria

Cebuano:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Danish:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Dutch:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Esperanto:

Ŝtato Ekiti, Niĝerio

Estonian:

Ekiti osariik, Nigeeria

Farsi/Persian:

ایالت اکیتی, نیجریه

Finnish:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Galician:

Estado de Ekiti, Nixeria

Georgian:

ეკიტის შტატი, ნიგერია

Hill Mari:

Экити, Нигери

Hindi:

एकिटि राज्य, नाईजीरिया

Indonesian:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Japanese:

エキティ州, ナイジェリア

Korean:

에키티 주, 나이지리아

Norwegian:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Polish:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Portuguese:

Ekiti, Nigéria

Romanian:

Statul Ekiti, Nigeria

Serbian:

Екити, Нигерија

South Azerbaijani:

اکیتی ایالتی, نیجریه

Swahili:

Jimbo la Ekiti, Nigeria

Swedish:

Ekiti, Nigeria

Turkish:

Ekiti Eyaleti, Nijerya

Ukrainian:

Екіті, Нігерія

Urdu:

عکیتی ریاست, نائجیریا

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ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ Granite

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

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ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.018

Ige et al, 2006

TL response of muscovite samples from granite pegmatite of Ilesa and Ijero-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.018

Ige et al, 2006

TL response of muscovite samples from granite pegmatite of Ilesa and Ijero-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering, Vol. 8, No.5, pp 359-366, 2009

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.018

Ige et al, 2006

TL response of muscovite samples from granite pegmatite of Ilesa and Ijero-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.018

Ige et al, 2006

TL response of muscovite samples from granite pegmatite of Ilesa and Ijero-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.04.018

Ige et al, 2006

TL response of muscovite samples from granite pegmatite of Ilesa and Ijero-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiti_State
Wikidata ID:	Q534917
GeoNames ID:	2595346

Localities in this Region

Nigeria

Ekiti
- ⭔Ado-Ekiti
- ⭔Efon
- ⭔Ekiti East
- ⭔Ekiti South-West
- ⭔Ekiti West
- ⭔Emure
- ⭔Gbonyin
- ⭔Ido-Osi

Nigeria

Ekiti
- ⭔Ijero
- ⭔Ikere
- ⭔Ikole
- ⭔Ilejemeje
- ⭔Irepodun/Ifelodun
- ⭔Ise/Orun
- ⭔Moba
- ⭔Oye

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