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Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso i
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Neighbouring regions:

Sikasso Region, Mali

Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso

Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso

Cascades Region, Burkina Faso

Type:

Region

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Bobo-Dioulasso	360,106 (2017)
Houndé	36,593 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

290284

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:290284:8

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French:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

German:

Obere-Becken, Burkina Faso

Italian:

regione degli Alti Bacini, Burkina Faso

Russian:

Верхние Бассейны, Буркина-Фасо

Simplified Chinese:

上盆地大區, 布吉納法索

Spanish:

Región Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Arabic:

ارتفاع أحواض, بوركينا فاسو

Asturian:

Rexón Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Fasu

Basque:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

От-Басэн, Буркіна-Фасо

Breton:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Bulgarian:

От Басен, Буркина Фасо

Catalan:

Regió Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Cebuano:

High-Basins Region, Burkina Faso

Croatian:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Danish:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Dutch:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Farsi/Persian:

منطقه هوت-باسین, بورکینافاسو

Finnish:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Galician:

Hauts-Bassins, Burquina Faso

Georgian:

ზემო აუზების რეგიონი, ბურკინა-ფასო

Greek:

Ω-Μπασάν, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο

Hebrew:

מחוז אוט בסינס, בורקינה פאסו

Indonesian:

Region Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Japanese:

上流域地方, ブルキナファソ

Korean:

오트바생주, 부르키나파소

Lithuanian:

Aukštutinių Baseinų regionas, Burkina Fasas

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Northern Frisian:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkiina Faaso

Norwegian:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Polish:

Region Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Portuguese:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Romanian:

Regiunea Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Swedish:

Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Traditional Chinese:

上盆地大區, 布基納法索

Turkish:

Hauts-Bassins Bölgesi, Burkina Faso

Ukrainian:

От-Бассен, Буркіна-Фасо

Urdu:

بالائی-طاس علاقہ, برکینا فاسو

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ⓘ 'Eucrite monomict breccia meteorite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Description: exsolution lamellae in pigeonite

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Description: exsolution lamellae in pigeonite

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Description: Chromite is Ti-rich

References:

Carlson, R. W., Tera, F., & Boctor, N. Z. (1988) Radiometric Geochronology of the Eucrites Nuevo Laredo and Bereba. Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XIX, page 166. (March 1988)

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

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ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Mason, Brian (1967) The Bununu meteorite, and a discussion of the pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (2) 107-115 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(67)80040-1

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Description: Plagioclase (Ab8-10)

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Duke, Michael B., Silver, Leon T. (1967) Petrology of eucrites, howardites and mesosiderites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1637-1665 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90112-3

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: Béréba meteorite, Béréba Department, Tuy Province, Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Bukovanska, M. & Ireland, T. R. (1993) Zircons in Eucrites: Pristine and Disturbed U-Pb Systematics: Meteoritics (abstract) 28 (3): page 333. (July 1993)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Ferroaugite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

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Wikidata ID:	Q845303
GeoNames ID:	6930710

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