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Malappuram district, Kerala, Indiai
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Malappuram districtDistrict
KeralaState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ponnāni105,512 (2014)
Manjeri89,201 (2017)
Malappuram61,743 (2017)
Tirur54,934 (2015)
Pariyāpuram22,766 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
335960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335960:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Malappuram, Kerala, Inde
German:
Malappuram, Kerala, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Malappuram, Kerala, India
Russian:
Малаппурам, Керала, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
马拉普兰县, 喀拉拉邦, 印度
Spanish:
Malappuram, Kerala, India
Arabic:
منطقة مالابورام, كيرلا, الهند
Asturian:
Malappuram, Kerala, India
Bengali:
মালাপ্পুরম জেলা, কেরল, ভারত
Cebuano:
Malappuram , State of Kerala, Indya
Dutch:
Malappuram, Kerala, Indië
Gujarati:
મલપ્પુરમ જિલ્લો, કેરળ, ભારત
Hindi:
मलप्पुरम जिला, केरल, भारत
Japanese:
マラップラム県, ケーララ, インド
Malayalam:
മലപ്പുറം ജില്ല, കേരളം, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
मलप्पुरम जिल्हा, केरळ, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Malappuram, Kerala, Ìn-tō͘
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
मलप्पुरम् जिल्ला, केरल, भारत
Norwegian:
Malappuram, Kerala, India
Sanskrit:
मलप्पुरममण्डलम्, केरळम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Mallapuram, Kerala, Indien
Tamil:
மலப்புறம் மாவட்டம், கேரளம், இந்தியா
Telugu:
మలప్పురం, కేరళ, భారత దేశం
Vietnamese:
Malappuram, Kerala, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع مالاپورم, کیرالہ, ھندستان


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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Dodd (1979) olivine composition [Fa24.3] characteristic of the L-group ordinary chondrites.
ⓘ 'Glass'
Description: Minor glass aggregates and melt facies noted by several observers.
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Troilite is usually quite sparse.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Glass'-

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
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ⓘ MackinawiteFeS
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ⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malappuram_district
Wikidata ID:Q1030918
GeoNames ID:1264155

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