Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso i
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Gourma Province Province
Est Region Region
Burkina Faso Country

Regional Level Types
Gourma Province	Province
Est Region	Region
Burkina Faso	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Kompienga Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Tapoa Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Koulpélogo Province, Centre-Est Region, Burkina Faso

Kouritenga Province, Centre-Est Region, Burkina Faso

Boulgou Province, Centre-Est Region, Burkina Faso

Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Type:

Province

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Fada N'gourma	33,910 (2013)

Mindat Locality ID:

353883

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:353883:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Province du Gourma

Other Languages:

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French:

Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

German:

Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

Italian:

provincia di Gourma, Regione dell'Est , Burkina Faso

Russian:

Гурма, Восточная область , Буркина-Фасо

Simplified Chinese:

古爾馬省, 東部大區 , 布吉納法索

Spanish:

Provincia de Gourma, Región Este, Burkina Faso

Arabic:

مقاطعة غورما, بوركينا فاسو

Basque:

Gourma probintzia, Ekialdea , Burkina Faso

Bengali:

গুরমা প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো

Cebuano:

Province du Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

Danish:

Gourma Province, Est , Burkina Faso

Dutch:

Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

Finnish:

Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

Galician:

Gourma, Rexión Leste, Burquina Faso

Greek:

Γκούρμα, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο

Gujarati:

ગૌરમા પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો

Hindi:

गूरमा प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो

Indonesian:

Provinsi Gourma, Region Est, Burkina Faso

Japanese:

グルマ県, 東部地方 , ブルキナファソ

Kannada:

ಗೌರ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ

Korean:

구르마 현, 동부주 , 부르키나파소

Latvian:

Gurmas province, Burkinafaso

Lithuanian:

Gurmos provincija, Rytų regionas , Burkina Fasas

Malay:

Gourma Province, Burkina Faso

Marathi:

गौरमा प्रांत, बर्किना फासो

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Gourma Séng, Burkina Faso

Northern Frisian:

Gourma, Est , Burkiina Faaso

Norwegian:

Gourma, Est , Burkina Faso

Polish:

Prowincja Gurma, Region Wschodni , Burkina Faso

Portuguese:

Gourma, Região Este , Burkina Faso

Romanian:

Gourma, Regiunea Est, Burkina Faso

Sinhalese:

ගොර්මා පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ

Swedish:

Province du Gourma, Est, Burkina Faso

Tamil:

கௌரமா மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ

Telugu:

గౌర్మా ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో

Thai:

จังหวัดกรัวมา, บูร์กินาฟาโซ

Turkish:

Gourma Province, Est Bölgesi , Burkina Faso

Ukrainian:

Ґурма, Східна область , Буркіна-Фасо

Urdu:

گؤرما صوبہ, مشرقی علاقہ , برکینا فاسو

Vietnamese:

Gourma, Burkina Faso

Waray:

Gourma, Burkina Faso

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ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

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ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Bourot-Denise, M., Fabries, J., Fieni, C., Smith, D.C., Touret, J., Boyer, H., (1985) Discovery of Alpha-Quartz Inclusions in Ordinary Chondrites (Abstract): Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XVI: 89-90.

Crozaz G., Pellas, P., Bourot-Denise, M., de Chazal, S.M., Fieni, C., Lundberg, L.L. & Zinner, E. (1989) Plutonium, uranium and rare earths in the phosphates of ordinary chondrites—the quest for a chronometer: Earth and Planetary Science Letters 93: 157-169.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Cristobalite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

New York

Oakleigh

Madrid

Cape Town. 689 pages.

Cristophe-Michele-Lévy, M. & Curien H. (1965) Etude à microsonde électronique d'un chondre d’olivine et d’un fragment riche en cristobalite de la météorite de Nadiabondi. Bull. Soc. franc. Minér. Crist. 88, 122-125.

Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Description: Olivine composition: [Fa19.4] in Meteoritical Bulletin #20 & [Fa18] in Mason, 1963.

References:

Krinov, E. L. - Editor (1961) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 20. Moscow.

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Swindle, T.D. & Podosek F.A. (1988) Iodine-xenon dating. IN: Meteorites and the Early Solar System. Kerridge, J. & Matthews, M.S. -Eds., pp. 1127-1146: University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Description: Ca-poor Pyroxene composition [Fs17.7Wo1.2].

References:

Krinov, E. L. - Editor (1961) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 20. Moscow.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Nadiabondi meteorite, Matiacoali Department, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cristobalite	4.DA.15	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃

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Wikidata ID:	Q432317
GeoNames ID:	2360223

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