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Monze District, Southern Province, Zambiai
Regional Level Types
Monze DistrictDistrict
Southern ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Monze30,257 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
297014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:297014:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Monze, Province Méridionale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Monze, provincia Meridionale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
蒙澤縣, 南部省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Monze District, Southern Province
Dutch:
Monze District, Southern, Zambia
Hill Mari:
Монзе , Кечӹвӓлвел провинци
Japanese:
モンゼ地区, 南部州 , ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Monzės apskritis, Pietų provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Monze Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Monze, Prowincja Południowa, Zambia


Monze District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Monze.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa25) characteristic of the L-group ordinary chondrites.
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Abundant Ca-poor orthopyroxene ('hypersthene') a defining characteristic of the well-equilibrated L6 ordinary chondrites.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase is largely either deformed or converted to maskelynite.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monze_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031563
GeoNames ID:906042

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