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Shabunda Territory, South Kivu, DR Congoi
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Shabunda TerritoryTerritory
South KivuProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
343214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343214:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Shabunda, Sud-Kivu, République démocratique du Congo
Bulgarian:
Шабунда, Сюд Киву, Демократична република Конго
Cebuano:
Shabunda, South Kivu Province, Republikang Demokratiko sa Congo
Japanese:
シャブンダ, 南キヴ州, コンゴ民主共和国
Romanian:
Shabunda, Provincia Sud-Kivu, Republica Democrată Congo
Swedish:
Shabunda, Södra Kivu-provinsen, Kongo-Kinshasa


Shabunda is a town and a territory of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Shabunda is the largest territory in the province, covering more than 25,000 square kilometres.

According to the Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, in 2002 it was "home to over a million people. The administrative centre, Shabunda, is nearly 3,000 km from the capital, Kinshasa. There are no postal services and no radio. Only landing strips keep the territory from being completely cut off". It is possible to access Shabunda by motorbike from Kindu, but it is a two-day trip.

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ⓘ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAmblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FFluorine
Fⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabunda_Territory
Wikidata ID:Q3481150
GeoNames ID:205696

Localities in this Region

  • South Kivu

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