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Area:
137,600 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Hargeysa | 477,876 (2017) |
| Berbera | 242,344 (2014) |
| Burao | 99,270 (2014) |
| Laascaanood | 60,100 (2012) |
| Ceerigaabo | 33,853 (2012) |
| Baki | 20,000 (2013) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Somalia
Other Languages:
French:
Somaliland, Somalie
German:
Somaliland, Somalia
Italian:
Somaliland, Somalia
Russian:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī, ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļ
Simplified Chinese:
įīĒéĐŽéå
°, įīĒéĐŽé
Spanish:
Somalilandia, Somalia
Afrikaans:
Somaliland, SomaliÃŦ
Amharic:
áķáááááĩ
Anglo-Saxon:
Somalaland
Arabic:
ØĩŲŲ
اŲŲŲاŲØŊ, اŲØĩŲŲ
اŲ
Aragonese:
Somalilandia
Aramaic:
ÜĻÜÜĄÜÜ ÜÜ ÜĒÜ
Armenian:
ÕÕļÕīÕĄÕŽÕŦÕŽÕĨÕķÕĪ
Asturian:
Somalilandia
Azeri:
SomalilÉnd
Bashkir:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī
Basque:
Somaliland
Belarusian:
ÐĄÐ°ÐžÐ°ÐŧŅÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī, ÐĄÐ°ÐžÐ°ÐŧŅ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
ÐĄÐ°ÐžÐ°ÐŧŅÐŧŅÐ―Ðī
Bengali:
āĶļā§āĶŪāĶūāĶēāĶŋāĶēā§āĶŊāĶūāĶĻā§āĶĄ
Bosnian:
Somaliland
Breton:
Somaliland
Bulgarian:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī, ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļŅ
Catalan:
Somalilà ndia, Somà lia
Chechen:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī
Classical Chinese:
įīĒéĶŽéč
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Somaliland
Croatian:
Somaliland
Czech:
Somaliland, SomÃĄlsko
Danish:
Somaliland, Somalia
Dutch:
Somaliland, SomaliÃŦ
Egyptian Arabic:
ØĩŲŲ
اŲŲŲاŲØŊ
Esperanto:
Somalilando
Estonian:
Somaalimaa, Somaalia
Farsi/Persian:
ØģŲŲ
اŲÛâŲŲØŊ, ØģŲŲ
اŲÛ
Finnish:
Somalimaa, Somalia
Franco-Provençal:
Somalilande
Gagauz:
Somalilend
Galician:
Somalilandia, Somalia
Georgian:
áĄáááááááááá
Greek:
ÎĢÎŋΞιÎŧÎđÎŧÎŽÎ―Îīη, ÎĢÎŋΞιÎŧÎŊÎą
Gujarati:
āŠļāŦāŠŪāŠūāŠēāŠŋāŠēāŦāŠĻāŦāŠĄ
Haitian:
Somaliland
Hakka:
Somaliland
Hausa:
Somaliland
Hebrew:
ŨĄŨŨŨŨŨŨ Ũ, ŨĄŨŨŨŨŨ
Hindi:
āĪļāĨāĪŪāĪūāĪēāĨāĪĶāĨāĪķ, āĪļāĨāĪŪāĪūāĪēāĪŋāĪŊāĪū
Hungarian:
SzomÃĄlifÃķld, SzomÃĄlia
Icelandic:
SÃģmalÃland, SÃģmalÃa
Igbo:
Somaliland
Indonesian:
Somaliland, Somalia
Interlingue:
Somaliland
Irish Gaelic:
CrÃoch ShomÃĄile, An tSomÃĄil
Japanese:
ã―ããŠãĐãģã, ã―ããŠãĒ
Javanese:
Somaliland
Kalmyk:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―ÐīÐļÐ― ÐĒаŌĢŌŧŅ
Kannada:
āēļāģāēŪāēūāēēāēŋāēēāģāēŊāēūāēāēĄāģ
Kapampangan:
Somaliland
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī
Korean:
ėë§ëĶīëë, ėë§ëĶŽė
Kurdish (Latin Script):
SomalÃŪland
Latin:
Somalilandia
Latvian:
SomÄlilenda, SomÄlija
Limburgian:
Somaliland
Lingala:
Somaliland
Lithuanian:
Somalilandas, Somalis
Lombard:
Somaliland
Luri:
ØģÛŲ
اŲÛ ŲŲØŊ
Luxembourgish:
Somaliland
Macedonian:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī, ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļŅа
Malay:
Somaliland
Malayalam:
āīļāĩāīŪāīūāīēāīŋāīēāīūāīĻāĩāīąāĩ
Manx:
Yn Tomaalee
Marathi:
āĪļāĨāĪŪāĪūāĪēāĨāĪēāĪāĪĄ
Min Dong Chinese:
Somaliland
Minangkabau:
Somaliland
Mingrelian:
áĄáááááááááá
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Somaliland
Northern Frisian:
Somaalilun
Norwegian:
Somaliland, Somalia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Somaliland
Occitan:
Somaliland
Ossetian:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī
Pali:
āĪļāĨāĪŪāĪūāĪēāĪŋāĪēāĨāĪāĪĄ
Pashto:
ØģŲŲ
اŲÛŲاŲÚ
Piedmontese:
Somaliland
Polish:
Somaliland, Somalia
Portuguese:
SomalilÃĒndia, SomÃĄlia
Punjabi:
āĻļāĐāĻŪāĻūāĻēāĐāĻēāĐāĻāĻĄ
Romanian:
Somaliland, Somalia
Sanskrit:
āĪļāĨāĪŪāĪūāĪēāĪŋāĪēāĨāĪāĪĄ
Sardinian:
Somaliland
Scots:
Somaliland
Serbian:
Somalilend, ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļŅа
Serbo-Croatian:
Somaliland
Sicilian:
Somaliland
Sinhalese:
ā·ā·āķļā·āķ―ā·āķ―ā·āķąā·āķĐā·
Slovak:
Soomaaliland, SomÃĄlsko
Somali:
Somaliland
South Azerbaijani:
ØģŲŲ
اŲÛâŲŲØŊ
Sundanese:
Somaliland
Swahili:
Somaliland, Somalia
Swedish:
Somaliland, Somalia
Tagalog:
Somaliland, Somalya
Tamil:
āŪāŊāŪŪāŪūāŪēāŪŋāŪēāŪūāŪĻāŊāŪĪāŊ
Tatar:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧÐļÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī
Telugu:
ā°ļāąā°Ūā°ūā°ēā°ŋā°ēā°ūā°ā°Ąāą
Thai:
āđāļāļĄāļēāļĨāļĩāđāļĨāļāļāđ, āđāļāļĄāļēāđāļĨāļĩāļĒ
Traditional Chinese:
įīĒéĶŽéč
Turkish:
Somaliland, Somali
Ukrainian:
ÐĄÐūОаÐŧŅÐŧÐĩÐ―Ðī, ÐĄÐūОаÐŧŅ
Urdu:
ØĩŲŲ
اŲÛ ŲÛŲÚ
Vietnamese:
Somaliland, Somalia
Waray:
Somaliland
Welsh:
Somaliland, Somalia
Western Punjabi:
ØĩŲŲ
اŲÛ ŲÛŲÚ
Wu Chinese:
įīĒéĐŽéå
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Yoruba:
SÃēmÃĄlÃlà ndÃŽ
Zazaki:
Somaliland
Somaliland is a region in the northwest of Somalia, occupying the territory of the former British Somaliland Protectorate along the Gulf of Aden. In 1991, following the collapse of the central Somali state, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia and has since operated as a self-governing political entity. It is not internationally recognised as a sovereign state and is generally considered part of Somalia in international usage.
Geographically, Somaliland comprises coastal plains along the Gulf of Aden, rising southwards to uplands and plateaus that form part of the Horn of Africa. The region includes escarpments and highlands that separate the coastal zone from the interior.
Geologically, Somaliland is underlain predominantly by Precambrian crystalline basement rocks of the ArabianâNubian Shield, overlain in places by sedimentary sequences of Mesozoic and Cenozoic age. These include sandstones, limestones, and marine sediments deposited along the southern margin of the Tethys Ocean. Structurally, the region has been influenced by rifting associated with the opening of the Gulf of Aden, which has affected sedimentation patterns and fault development.
Mineral occurrences in Somaliland are associated with both basement-hosted and sedimentary environments and include industrial minerals and metallic mineralisation reported from various parts of the region. Locality records attributed to Somaliland may appear in the literature under British Somaliland, Somalia, or Somaliland, reflecting changes in political administration and usage over time.
Geographically, Somaliland comprises coastal plains along the Gulf of Aden, rising southwards to uplands and plateaus that form part of the Horn of Africa. The region includes escarpments and highlands that separate the coastal zone from the interior.
Geologically, Somaliland is underlain predominantly by Precambrian crystalline basement rocks of the ArabianâNubian Shield, overlain in places by sedimentary sequences of Mesozoic and Cenozoic age. These include sandstones, limestones, and marine sediments deposited along the southern margin of the Tethys Ocean. Structurally, the region has been influenced by rifting associated with the opening of the Gulf of Aden, which has affected sedimentation patterns and fault development.
Mineral occurrences in Somaliland are associated with both basement-hosted and sedimentary environments and include industrial minerals and metallic mineralisation reported from various parts of the region. Locality records attributed to Somaliland may appear in the literature under British Somaliland, Somalia, or Somaliland, reflecting changes in political administration and usage over time.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities23 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| â Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| â Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| â 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| â 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| â 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| â Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| â Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| â Beryl var. Aquamarine |
| â Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| â 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| â Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| â Cancrinite Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| â Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| â Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| â Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| â Danalite Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S References: |
| â Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| â 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| â 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| â Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| â Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| â Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| â Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| â Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| â Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| â Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⊠Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite Formula: K(CaNa)(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Description: Potassi-ferro-ferri-taramite occurs as up to 10x4cm prismatic crystals in a mepheline syenite pegmatite. Brock et al. (1964) provide a wet chemical analysis with SiO2-37.13, TiO2-0,3, Al2O3-12.5, MnO-0.6, FeO-21.55, Fe2O3-11.14, MgO-0.83, CaO-7.54, Na2O-3.84, K2O-2.81, H2O-1.85. When normalized, this analysis give too high C3+ and too high A values. This may indicate analytical errors. |
| â Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| â Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| â 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| â Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| â Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| â Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| â Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| â Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| â Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| â | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| â | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| â | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| â | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| â | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| â | Corundum var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| â | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| â | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| â | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| â | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| â | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| â | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| â | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| â | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| â | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| â | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| â | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| â | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| â | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| â | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| â | Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | 9.DE.20 | K(CaNa)(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| â | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| â | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| â | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| â | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| â | Cancrinite | 9.FB.05 | (Na,Ca,âŧ)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| â | Danalite | 9.FB.10 | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| â | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| â | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | âŧCa2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| â | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| â | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| â | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| H | â Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | â Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | â Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| H | â Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | â Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | â Danalite | Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S |
| Be | â Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| C | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | â Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| O | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | â Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| O | â Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | â Danalite | Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S |
| O | â Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | â Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| O | â Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | â Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | â Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | â Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | â Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | â Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | â Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | â Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| O | â Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| O | â Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | â Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Na | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | â Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Na | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | â Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | â Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Al | â Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | â Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | â Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | â Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | â Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | â Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Al | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | â Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | â Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Si | â Danalite | Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S |
| Si | â Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | â Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | â Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | â Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | â Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | â Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Si | â Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | â Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| S | â Danalite | Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S |
| S | â Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | â Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | â Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | â Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| K | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | â Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Ca | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | â Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Ca | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ca | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | â Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | â Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | â Danalite | Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S |
| Fe | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | â Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | â Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | â Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite | K(CaNa)(Fe32+Fe23+)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | â Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | â Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | â Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 480 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 480 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Oligocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 170 Ma (Middle Jurassic) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 19 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 43 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q34754 |
Localities in this Region
- Somaliland
- Sanaag
- ⭔Sool
- ⭔Togdheer
- ⭔Woqooyi Galbeed
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate
- East African Rift
- Ethiopian RiftNarrow Rift
- Mait ComplexOrogenic Belt
- Somali-Ogaden-Mandera Lugh basinBasin
- South AzaniaOrogenic Belt
- Southern Gulf of Aden basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Hargeisa, Hargeisa District, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somaliland, Somalia