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Rio Muni, Equatorial Guineai
Regional Level Types
Rio MuniRegion
Equatorial GuineaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bata173,046 (2011)
Ebebiyin24,831 (2014)
Aconibe11,192 (2013)
Añisoc10,191 (2013)
Evinayong8,462 (2012)
Mongomo6,393 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
31453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31453:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Continental Region
Other Languages:
French:
Région continentale, Guinée équatoriale
German:
Mbini, Äquatorialguinea
Italian:
Rio Muni, Guinea Equatoriale
Portuguese:
Rio Muni, Guiné Equatorial
Russian:
Рио-Муни, Экваториальная Гвинея
Simplified Chinese:
木尼河区, 赤道几内亚
Spanish:
Región Continental , Guinea Ecuatorial
Afrikaans:
Rio Muni, Ekwatoriaal-Guinee
Asturian:
Río Muni, Guinea Ecuatorial
Basque:
Río Muni, Ekuatore Ginea
Bulgarian:
Мбини, Екваториална Гвинея
Catalan:
Mbini, Guinea Equatorial
Cebuano:
Woleu, Gineang Ekwatoryal
Croatian:
Rijeka Muni, Ekvatorska Gvineja
Czech:
Río Muni, Rovníková Guinea
Dutch:
Mbini, Equatoriaal-Guinea
Esperanto:
Kontinenta Regiono, Ekvatora Gvineo
Estonian:
Río Muni, Ekvatoriaal-Guinea
Finnish:
Río Muni, Päiväntasaajan Guinea
Georgian:
რიო-მუნი, ეკვატორული გვინეა
Hebrew:
ריו מוני, גינאה המשוונית
Japanese:
リオ・ムニ, 赤道ギニア
Korean:
리오무니, 적도 기니
Lithuanian:
Rio Munis, Pusiaujo Gvinėja
Norwegian:
Río Muni, Ekvatorial-Guinea
Polish:
Mbini, Gwinea Równikowa
Serbo-Croatian:
Rijeka Muni, Ekvatorijalna Gvineja
Swedish:
Río Muni, Ekvatorialguinea
Thai:
ภูมิภาคริโอมูนิ, อิเควทอเรียลกินี
Traditional Chinese:
木尼河區, 赤道畿內亞
Ukrainian:
Ріо-Муні, Екваторіальна Гвінея
Urdu:
ریو مونی, استوائی گنی
Vietnamese:
Río Muni, Guinea Xích Đạo
Zulu:
Río Muni, IGini Enkabazwe


One of the two regions of Equatorial Guinea containing the provinces located on the African continent. The other region (Insular) contains the island provinces.

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Mineral List

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘColumbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Enchodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus125 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diplomystus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus125 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ellimmichthys goodi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Ellimmichthys : Ellimmichthys goodi125 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Muni
Wikidata ID:Q845368

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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