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Kabarole, Western Region, Ugandai
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Phlogopite

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
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Phlogopite

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
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Phlogopite

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Neighbouring regions:
Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda
Kamwenge, Western Region, Uganda
Kibaale, Western Region, Uganda
Kyenjojo, Western Region, Uganda
Ntoroko, Western Region, Uganda
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fort Portal42,670 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
34171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34171:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Kabarole, Ouest, Ouganda
German:
Distrikt Kabarole, West-Region, Uganda
Italian:
Kabarole, Regione occidentale, Uganda
Russian:
Кабароле, Западная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
卡巴羅萊區, 西部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Kabarole, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Kabarole, Mkoa wa Magharibi, Uganda
Arabic:
مقاطعة كابارول, أوغندا
Asturian:
Distritu de Kabarole, Uganda
Bengali:
কাবারোলে জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Kabarole District, Western Region, Uganda
Danish:
Kabarole District, Uganda
Dutch:
Kabarole, Western, Oeganda
Finnish:
Kabarolen kaupunginosa, Uganda
Greek:
Καμπαρόλε, Δυτική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
કાબેરોલ જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hindi:
कबरोल जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Kabarole, Uganda
Japanese:
カバロレ県, 西部地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ಕಬರೋಲ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
카바롤레 구, 서부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Kabaroles distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Karabolės apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Kabarole, Yuganda
Malay:
Kabarole District, Uganda
Marathi:
काबरोल जिल्हा, युगांडा
Norwegian:
Kabarole, Western, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Kabarole, Uganda
Portuguese:
Kabarole, Região Oeste, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Kabarole, Uganda
Sinhalese:
කබරෝලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Kabarole, Uganda
Tamil:
கபரோலே மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
కాబరోల్ జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตคาบาโรว, ยูกันดา
Turkish:
Kabarole District, Batı Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Кабароле, Західна область, Уганда
Urdu:
کابارولے ضلع, مغربی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kabarole, Uganda


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24 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Aloisiite'
Formula: Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Tabular
Description: In the groundmass carbonatite lava; recrystallized in weathered lava zones and, in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks.
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Jennite
Formula: Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMg(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Natropyrochlore'
ⓘ 'Oxynatropyrochlore'
Formula: (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Description: Atencioet al. (2010) comments that the analysis nr 3 in Hogarth & Horne (1989) of a urnapyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) is oxynatropyrochlore.
ⓘ Periclase
Formula: MgO
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: As blebs in phenocrysts or xenocrysts surrounded by olivine, clinopyroxene, phlogopite and titanomagnetite.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Rims magnetite.
ⓘ Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘ Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks.
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group
var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'		4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘPericlase4.AB.25MgO
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘ'Oxynatropyrochlore'4.DH.15(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘThaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMg(SiO4)
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘReinhardbraunsite9.AF.45Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘSpurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘGehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘJennite9.DG.20Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Aloisiite'-Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ'Natropyrochlore'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ReinhardbraunsiteCa5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Hⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Cⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Oⓘ PericlaseMgO
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ReinhardbraunsiteCa5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Oⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Oⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ReinhardbraunsiteCa5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Fⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Mgⓘ PericlaseMgO
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ReinhardbraunsiteCa5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Siⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Siⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ ReinhardbraunsiteCa5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Caⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Caⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Caⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
FeIron
Feⓘ AloisiiteNa2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Nbⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
UUranium
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Uⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)

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Wikidata ID:Q1229910
GeoNames ID:443337

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African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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