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Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Gnagna ProvinceProvince
Est RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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PlacePopulation
Bogandé9,854 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
290101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290101:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
German:
Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Gnagna, Regione dell'Est , Burkina Faso
Russian:
Няня, Восточная область , Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
尼亞尼亞省, 東部大區 , 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Gnagna, Región Este, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
محافظةغناغنا, بوركينا فاسو
Basque:
Gnagna probintzia, Ekialdea , Burkina Faso
Bavarian:
Gnagna, Burkina Faso
Bengali:
গুনাগা প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Gnagna Province, Est , Burkina Faso
Danish:
Gnagna Province, Est , Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Finnish:
Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Galician:
Gnagna, Rexión Leste, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Γκνάγκνα, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
ગ્નાગ્ના પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
नाग्ना प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Gnagna, Region Est, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
グナグナ州, 東部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ಗ್ನಾಗ್ನಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
냐냐현, 동부주 , 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Njanjas provinces, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Nanos provincija, Rytų regionas , Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Gnagna Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
ग्नग्ना प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gnagna Séng, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Gnagna, Est , Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Gnagna, Region Wschodni , Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Gnagna, Região Este , Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Gnagna, Regiunea Est, Burkina Faso
Serbian:
Нана , Буркина Фасо
Sinhalese:
ග්නග්නා පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Gnagna Province, Est, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
ஞாஞா மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
గ్నాగ్నా ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดนักนา, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Traditional Chinese:
尼亞尼亞省, 布基納法索
Turkish:
Gnagna Province, Est Bölgesi , Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Няня, Східна область , Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
گناگنا صوبہ, مشرقی علاقہ , برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Gnagna, Burkina Faso
Waray:
Gnagna, Burkina Faso


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14 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Zoned plagioclase [An89-An48] found in plagioclase-rich aggregates which also contain diopside and silica-rich mesostasis clearly includes Labradorite (e.g,An50-An70). Cf. Domanik et al. (2004)
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Potassium feldspar (Or98.5) is nearly pure
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: kamacite (Fe92, Ni5, Co3) - Unusually high Co for Kamacite
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: kamacite (Fe92, Ni5, Co3) - Unusually high Co for Kamacite
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene (En78, Fs21,Wo2) according to Kolar et al., (2002)
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Mostly Bytownite (An70-90) according to Grossman & Zipfel (2000)& Kolar et al.,(2002). However, Kolar et al., also report a large An50— An89 range.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Mostly Ca-poor pyroxene (Fs19–22, mean Fs20.5); but rare Ca-rich pyroxene (diopside) is also present.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Description: Tetrataenite composition (Fe45, Ni55, Co0)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘColoradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnagna_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1074144
GeoNames ID:2360516

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