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Sanmatenga Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Sanmatenga ProvinceProvince
Centre-Nord RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kaya39,229 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
353868
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:353868:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
German:
Sanmatenga, Mitte-Nord, Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Sanmatenga, regione del Centro-Nord, Burkina Faso
Russian:
Санматенга, Северо-Центральная область, Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
桑馬滕加省, 中北大區, 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Sanmatenga, Región Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
مقاطعة سانماتنغا, الوسط شمالي, بوركينا فاسو
Basque:
Sanmatenga probintzia, Erdialde-Iparraldea, Burkina Faso
Bengali:
স্যান্মাটেঙ্গা প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Province du Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Sanmatenga Province, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Finnish:
Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Galician:
Sanmatenga, Rexión Centro-Norte, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Σανματενγκά, Σαντρ-Νορ, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
સાનમાટેન્ગા પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
सैनमतेंगा प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Sanmatenga, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
サンマテンガ県, 中北部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ಸ್ಯಾನ್ಮಾಟೆಂಗಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
산마텡가 현, 중북부 주, 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Sanmatengas province, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Sanmatengos provincija, Vidurio Šiaurės regionas, Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
सानमटगा प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sanmatenga Séng, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Sanmatenga, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Sanmatenga, Região Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Sanmatenga, Regiunea Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
සන්මටෙන්ගා පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Province du Sanmatenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
சன்மடென்கா மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
సన్మాటెంగా ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดซานมาเทนกา, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Traditional Chinese:
桑馬滕加省, 中北大區, 布基納法索
Turkish:
Sanmatenga Province, Centre-Nord Bölgesi, Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Санматенга, Північно-Центральна область, Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
سانماتئنگا صوبہ, وسطی-شمالی علاقہ, برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso
Waray:
Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanmatenga_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1142039
GeoNames ID:2355914

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