Tafawa-Balewa, Bauchi, Nigeria i
Regional Level Types
Tafawa-Balewa Local Government Area
Bauchi State
Nigeria Country

Darnley, A. G., Smith, G. H., Chandler, T. E. D., Dance, D. F. (1962) The age of fergusonite from the Jos area, Northern Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (256) 48-51 doi:10.1180/minmag.1962.033.256.07

ⓘ 'Fergusonite'

Locality: Kuru, Tafawa-Balewa, Bauchi, Nigeria

References:

ⓘ Native Tin

Formula: Sn

Locality: Kogin River, Badiko, Tafawa-Balewa, Bauchi, Ijebu East, Ogun, Nigeria

References:

Fawns, Sydney (1907) Tin Deposits of the World (2nd ed.). The Mining Journal.

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Tin	1.AC.10	Sn
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fergusonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sn	ⓘ Native Tin	Sn

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafawa_Balewa,_Bauchi
Wikidata ID:	Q7674928
GeoNames ID:	8634314

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