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Osun, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
OsunState
NigeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ilesa277,904 (2016)
Iwo250,443 (2016)
Ikire222,160 (2016)
Ila Orangun179,192 (2016)
Inisa164,161 (2016)
Osogbo156,694 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
305468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305468:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Osun, Nigeria
German:
Osun, Nigeria
Hausa:
Osun, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Ȯra Osun, Naijiria
Italian:
Osun, Nigeria
Russian:
Осун, Нигерия
Simplified Chinese:
奥孙州, 奈及利亞
Spanish:
Osun, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun, Nàìjíríà
Arabic:
أوشون, نيجيريا
Azeri:
Osun ştatı, Nigeriya
Bengali:
ওসুন অঙ্গরাজ্য, নাইজেরিয়া
Bulgarian:
Осун, Нигерия
Catalan:
Estat d'Osun, Nigèria
Cebuano:
Osun State, Nigeria
Danish:
Osun, Nigeria
Dutch:
Osun, Nigeria
Esperanto:
Ŝtato Osun, Niĝerio
Estonian:
Osuni osariik, Nigeeria
Farsi/Persian:
ایالت اوسون, نیجریه
Finnish:
Osun, Nigeria
Galician:
Estado de Osun, Nixeria
Georgian:
ოსუნის შტატი, ნიგერია
Greek:
Οσούν, Νιγηρία
Gujarati:
ઓસુન સ્ટેટ, નાઇજીરીયા
Hebrew:
מדינת אוסון, ניגריה
Hill Mari:
Осун, Нигери
Hindi:
ओशुन राज्य, नाईजीरिया
Indonesian:
Osun, Nigeria
Japanese:
オスン州, ナイジェリア
Kannada:
ಓಸ್ಸನ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ, ನೈಜೀರಿಯ
Korean:
오순주, 나이지리아
Latvian:
Osunas štats, Nigērija
Lithuanian:
Osuno valstija, Nigerija
Malay:
Osun State, Nigeria
Marathi:
ओसुन राज्य, नायजेरिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ọṣun Chiu
Norwegian:
Osun, Nigeria
Polish:
Osun, Nigeria
Portuguese:
Osun, Nigéria
Romanian:
Statul Osun, Nigeria
Serbian:
Осун, Нигерија
Sinhalese:
ඔසුන් රාජ්‍ය
South Azerbaijani:
اوسون ایالتی, نیجریه
Swahili:
Jimbo la Osun, Nigeria
Swedish:
Osun, Nigeria
Tamil:
ஓசன் மாநிலம், நைஜீரியா
Telugu:
ఓసున్ రాష్ట్రం, నైజీరియా
Thai:
โอซุน, ประเทศไนจีเรีย
Traditional Chinese:
奧孫州, 尼日利亞
Turkish:
Osun Eyaleti, Nijerya
Ukrainian:
Осун, Нігерія
Urdu:
اوسون ریاست, نائجیریا
Vietnamese:
Bang Osun, Nigeria
Waray:
Osun , Nigeria


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ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bismutotantalite
Formula: BiTaO4
References:
mim museum specimen Identified by Jolyon Ralph: Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBismutotantalite4.DE.30BiTaO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osun_State
Wikidata ID:Q682721
GeoNames ID:2597365

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