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Dirkou, Bilma Oasis, Bilma, Agadez, Nigeri
Regional Level Types
Dirkou- not defined -
Bilma OasisOasis
BilmaDepartment
AgadezRegion
NigerCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 2' 0'' North , 12° 54' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
19.03333,12.90333
GRN:
N13E09
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bilma2,291 (2013)38.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
300193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300193:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aphthitalite
Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘ Burkeite
Formula: Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘNahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘTrona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAphthitalite7.AC.35(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘBurkeite7.BD.25Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Hⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Cⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Oⓘ BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Naⓘ BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Naⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Sⓘ BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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References

Saidou, H., Hamzaoui, A. H., & Mnif, A. (2015). Insoluble Content, Ionic Composition, Density, and X-Ray Diffraction Spectra of 6 Evaporites from Niger Republic. Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2015.
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