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Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, Indiai
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Uttar PradeshState
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Neighbouring regions:
Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Varanasi1,164,404 (2014)
Rāmnagar44,277 (2016)
Barāgaon11,362 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
287209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287209:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Vārānasī, Uttar Pradesh, Inde
German:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Indien
Hindi:
वाराणसी जिला, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Russian:
Варанаси, Уттар-Прадеш, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
瓦拉納西縣, 北方邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Urdu:
وارانسی ضلع, اتر پردیش, بھارت
Arabic:
منطقة فاراناسي, أتر برديش, الهند
Asturian:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Bengali:
বারাণসী জেলা, উত্তরপ্রদেশ, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
Cebuano:
Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, Indya
Danish:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Indien
Dutch:
Benares, Uttar Pradesh, Indië
Gujarati:
વારાણસી જિલ્લો, ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ, ભારત
Japanese:
ヴァーラーナシー県, ウッタル・プラデーシュ, インド
Malayalam:
വാരണാസി ജില്ല, ഉത്തർ‌പ്രദേശ്, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
वाराणसी जिल्हा, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Benares, Uttar Pradesh, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
वाराणसी जिल्ला, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
वाराणसी जिल्ला, उत्तरप्रदेश, भारत
Norwegian:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Odia:
ବାରଣାସୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ଉତ୍ତର ପ୍ରଦେଶ, ଭାରତ
Sanskrit:
वाराणसीमण्डलम्, उत्तरप्रदेशराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Indien
Tamil:
வாராணசி மாவட்டம், உத்தரப் பிரதேசம், இந்தியா
Telugu:
వారణాశి జిల్లా, ఉత్తర ప్రదేశ్, భారత దేశం
Vietnamese:
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع وارانسی, اتر پردیش, ھندستان


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ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine of uniform composition (Fa28).
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Low-Ca pyroxene (mostly or entirely orthopyroxene) is polysynthetically twinned with variable composition (Fs12-24). Diopside also present.
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi_district
Wikidata ID:Q1321140
GeoNames ID:1253407

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India

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