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Raymah Governorate, Yemen i
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Raymah Governorate Governorate
Yemen Country

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Raymah Governorate	Governorate
Yemen	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Sanaa Governorate, Yemen

Dhamar Governorate, Yemen

Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen

Type:

Governorate

Mindat Locality ID:

343039

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:343039:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Raima, Yémen

German:

Raima, Jemen

Italian:

governatorato di Rayma, Yemen

Russian:

Райма, Йемен

Simplified Chinese:

赖马省, 也门

Spanish:

Gobernación de Raymah, Yemen

Arabic:

محافظة ريمة, اليمن

Basque:

Raymah gobernantzia, Yemen

Bengali:

রায়মাহ গভর্নোরেট, ইয়েমেন

Bulgarian:

Райма, Йемен

Catalan:

Governació de Raimah, Iemen

Cebuano:

Muḩāfaz̧at Raymah, Yemen

Croatian:

Raima, Jemen

Czech:

provincie Rajma, Jemen

Danish:

Raymah Governorate, Yemen

Dutch:

Raymah, Jemen

Esperanto:

Provinco Rajma, Jemeno

Farsi/Persian:

استان ریمه, یمن

Finnish:

Raima, Jemen

Georgian:

რაიმის მუჰაფაზა, იემენი

Greek:

Ρέιμαχ, Υεμένη

Gujarati:

રેમેહ ગવર્નોરેટ, યેમેન

Hebrew:

רימה, תימן

Hindi:

रेमाह प्रान्त, यमन

Hungarian:

Rajma, Jemen

Indonesian:

Kegubernuran Raymah, Yaman

Japanese:

ライマ県, イエメン

Kannada:

ರೇಮಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಯೆಮೆನ್

Korean:

라이마주, 예멘

Latvian:

Raimas muhāfaza, Jemena

Lithuanian:

Raimos gubernija, Jemenas

Malay:

Raymah Governorate, Yaman

Marathi:

रेमह गव्हर्नोरेट, येमेनचे प्रजासत्ताक

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Raymah Séng, Yemen

Norwegian:

Raymah, Jemen

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Raymah guvernement, Jemen

Polish:

Rajma, Jemen

Portuguese:

Raymah, Iémen

Romanian:

Guvernoratul Raymah, Yemen

Scots:

Raymah Govrenorate, Yemen

Serbo-Croatian:

Raima, Jemen

Sinhalese:

රේමාහ් පළාත, යේමනය

South Azerbaijani:

ریمه اوستانی, یمن

Swahili:

Wilaya ya Raymah, Yemen

Swedish:

Raymah, Jemen

Tamil:

ரெய்மாஹ் கோவெர்னோகைட், யெமன்

Telugu:

రేమా గవర్నరేట్, యెమన్

Thai:

เขตผู้ว่าการร็อยมะฮ์, เยเมน

Traditional Chinese:

賴馬省, 也門

Turkish:

Rayima , Yemen

Ukrainian:

Рейма, Ємен

Urdu:

محافظہ ریمہ, یمن

Vietnamese:

Tỉnh Raymah, Yemen

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ⓘ Granite

ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'

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ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'

Locality: Jabal Raymah Pluton, Raymah Governorate, Yemen

References:

Grolier, M. J., & Overstreet, W. C. (1978). Geologic map of the Yemen Arab Republic. US Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Map, I-1143-B.

Civetta, L., La Volpe, L., & Lirer, L. (1978). K-Ar ages of the Yemen Plateau. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 4, 307-315.

Capaldi, G., Chiesa, S., Manetti, P., Orsi, G., & Poli, G. (1987). Tertiary anorogenic granites of the western border of the Yemen Plateau. Lithos, 20(6), 433-444.

ⓘ Annite

Formula: KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Jabal Raymah Pluton, Raymah Governorate, Yemen

References:

Grolier, M. J., & Overstreet, W. C. (1978). Geologic map of the Yemen Arab Republic. US Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Map, I-1143-B.

Civetta, L., La Volpe, L., & Lirer, L. (1978). K-Ar ages of the Yemen Plateau. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 4, 307-315.

Capaldi, G., Chiesa, S., Manetti, P., Orsi, G., & Poli, G. (1987). Tertiary anorogenic granites of the western border of the Yemen Plateau. Lithos, 20(6), 433-444.

ⓘ Arfvedsonite

Formula: [Na][Na₂][Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Jabal Raymah Pluton, Raymah Governorate, Yemen

References:

Grolier, M. J., & Overstreet, W. C. (1978). Geologic map of the Yemen Arab Republic. US Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Map, I-1143-B.

Civetta, L., La Volpe, L., & Lirer, L. (1978). K-Ar ages of the Yemen Plateau. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 4, 307-315.

Capaldi, G., Chiesa, S., Manetti, P., Orsi, G., & Poli, G. (1987). Tertiary anorogenic granites of the western border of the Yemen Plateau. Lithos, 20(6), 433-444.

ⓘ Eckermannite

Formula: NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Jabal Raymah Pluton, Raymah Governorate, Yemen

References:

Grolier, M. J., & Overstreet, W. C. (1978). Geologic map of the Yemen Arab Republic. US Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Map, I-1143-B.

Civetta, L., La Volpe, L., & Lirer, L. (1978). K-Ar ages of the Yemen Plateau. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 4, 307-315.

Capaldi, G., Chiesa, S., Manetti, P., Orsi, G., & Poli, G. (1987). Tertiary anorogenic granites of the western border of the Yemen Plateau. Lithos, 20(6), 433-444.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Arfvedsonite	9.DE.25	[Na][Na₂][Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Eckermannite	9.DE.25	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Annite	9.EC.20	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali amphibole'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Eckermannite	NaNa₂(Mg₄Al}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymah_Governorate
Wikidata ID:	Q475033
GeoNames ID:	71532

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