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Belgaum District, Karnataka, Indiai
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Belgaum DistrictDistrict
KarnatakaState
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Neighbouring regions:
Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India
Bijapur District, Karnataka, India
Dharwad District, Karnataka, India
Gadag District, Karnataka, India
Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India
Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
North Goa District, Goa, India
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Belgaum428,720 (2014)
Gokak73,478 (2014)
Nipāni60,351 (2013)
Bail-Hongal47,063 (2015)
Athni42,047 (2014)
Saundatti40,091 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
335293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335293:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Belgaum, Karnataka, Inde
German:
Belgaum, Karnataka, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Russian:
Белгаум, Карнатака, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
貝爾高姆縣, 卡纳塔克邦, 印度
Spanish:
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Arabic:
منطقة بلجاوم, كارناتاكا, الهند
Asturian:
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Bengali:
বেলগাওঁ জেলা, কর্ণাটক, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de Belgaum, Karnataka, Índia
Cebuano:
Belgaum , State of Karnātaka, Indya
Dutch:
Belgaum, Karnataka, Indië
Greek:
Περιφέρεια Μπελγκαούμ, Καρνάτακα, Ινδία
Gujarati:
બેલગામ જિલ્લો, કર્ણાટક, ભારત
Hindi:
बेलगाम जिला, कर्नाटक, भारत
Japanese:
ベルガウム県, カルナータカ, インド
Kannada:
ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ಭಾರತ
Malayalam:
ബെൽഗാം ജില്ല, കർണാടക, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
बेळगांव, कर्नाटक, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Belgaum, Karnataka, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
बेलगाम जिल्ला, कर्नाटक, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बेळगांव, कर्नाटक, भारत
Norwegian:
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Sanskrit:
बेळगावीमण्डलम्, कर्णाटकराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Belgaum , Karnataka, Indien
Tamil:
பெல்காம் மாவட்டம், கருநாடகம், இந்தியா
Telugu:
బెల్గావుం జిల్లా, కర్ణాటక, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
بیلگام ضلع, کرناٹک, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Belgaum, Karnataka, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع بلگام, کرناٹک, ھندستان


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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Intertrappean Beds272.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gondwanatheria
suborder		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Gondwanatheria72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dakshina jederi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sudamericidae : Bharattherium : Dakshina jederi72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgaum_district
Wikidata ID:Q815464
GeoNames ID:1276534

Localities in this Region

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