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West (Pashchim) Champaran District, Bihar, Indiai
Regional Level Types
West (Pashchim) Champaran DistrictDistrict
BiharState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bettiah127,008 (2015)
Bagaha103,855 (2014)
Rāmnagar43,497 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
335235
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335235:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district du Champaran occidental, Bihar, Inde
German:
West Champaran, Bihar, Indien
Italian:
distretto del Champaran Occidentale, Bihar, India
Russian:
Западный Чампаран, Бихар, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
西查姆帕蘭縣, 比哈尔邦, 印度
Spanish:
Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, India
Arabic:
غرب شامبران, بيهار, الهند
Asturian:
West Champaran, Bihar, India
Bengali:
পশ্চিম চম্পারণ জেলা, বিহার, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de West Champaran, Bihar, Índia
Danish:
West Champaran, Bihar, Indien
Dutch:
Paschim Champaran, Bihar, Indië
Gujarati:
પશ્ચિમ ચંપારણ જિલ્લો, બિહાર, ભારત
Hindi:
पश्चिम चंपारण जिला, बिहार, भारत
Hungarian:
Nyugat Champaran, Bihár, India
Japanese:
西チャンパラン県, ビハール, インド
Maithili:
पश्चिम चम्पारण जिला, बिहार, भारत
Malayalam:
വെസ്റ്റ് ചമ്പാരൻ ജില്ല, ബിഹാർ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
पश्चिम चम्पारण जिल्हा, बिहार, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
पश्चिम चंपारण जिल्ला, बिहार, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
पश्चिम चम्पारण जिल्ला, बिहार, भारत
Norwegian:
West Champaran, Bihar, India
Odia:
ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଚମ୍ପାରଣ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ବିହାର, ଭାରତ
Sanskrit:
पश्चिमचम्पारणमण्डलम्, बिहारराज्यम्, भारतम्
Tamil:
மேற்கு சம்பாரண் மாவட்டம், பீகார், இந்தியா
Telugu:
పశ్చిమ చంపారణ్, బీహార్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
مغربی چمپارن ضلع, بہار, بھارت


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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa19.5) and (Fa19) in Rubin,1990 and Hutchinson et al.,1981, resp.
References:
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene, Ca-poor [Fs~17]
References:
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Champaran_district
Wikidata ID:Q100124
GeoNames ID:1260208

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