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Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Ziro ProvinceProvince
Centre-Ouest RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sapouy3,837 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
353873
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:353873:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
German:
Ziro, Mitte-West, Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Ziro, regione del Centro-Ovest, Burkina Faso
Russian:
Зиро, Западно-Центральная область, Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
濟羅省, 中西大區, 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Ziro, Región Centro-Oeste, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
مقاطعة زيرو, وسط كويست, بوركينا فاسو
Basque:
Ziro probintzia, Erdialde-Mendebaldea, Burkina Faso
Bengali:
জিরো প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Province du Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Farsi/Persian:
استان زیرو, بورکینافاسو
Finnish:
Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Galician:
Ziro, Rexión Centro-Oeste, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Ζίρο, Σαντρ-Ουέστ, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
ઝીરો પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
ज़िरो प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Ziro, Region Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
ジロ県, 中西部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ಝೈರೊ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
지로 현, 중서부주, 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Ziro province, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Ziro provincija, Vidurio Vakarų regionas, Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Ziro Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
झीरो प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ziro Séng, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Ziro , Centre-Ouest, Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Ziro, Region Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Ziro , Região Centro-Oeste, Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Ziro, Regiunea Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
සිරෝ පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Province du Ziro, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
ஜிரோ மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
జీరో ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดซิโร, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Turkish:
Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest Bölgesi, Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Зіро, Західно-Центральна область, Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
زیرو صوبہ, وسطی-مغربی علاقہ, برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Ziro , Burkina Faso
Waray:
Ziro, Burkina Faso


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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Description: Inferred from Fe chloride rich hygroscopic droplets oozing out of the dry meteorite's surface. (Only one individual, out of more than 100 Gao individuals, displayed this phenomenon.)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘLawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
NiNickel
Niⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziro_Province
Wikidata ID:Q206019
GeoNames ID:2597269

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