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Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda i
Regional Level Types
Kanungu District
Western Region Region
Uganda Country

Regional Level Types
Kanungu	District
Western Region	Region
Uganda	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo

Rubirizi, Western Region, Uganda

Rukungiri, Western Region, Uganda

Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Type:

District

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Ntungamo	16,915 (2016)
Kanungu	14,600 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

361140

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:361140:4

GUID (UUID V4):

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English:

Kanungu District

French:

Kanungu, Ouest, Ouganda

German:

Kanungu-Distrikt, West-Region, Uganda

Italian:

Kanungu, Regione occidentale, Uganda

Russian:

Канунгу, Западная область, Уганда

Simplified Chinese:

卡農古區, 西部區, 乌干达

Spanish:

Distrito de Kanungu, Uganda

Swahili:

Wilaya ya Kanungu, Mkoa wa Magharibi, Uganda

Arabic:

مقاطعة كانونغو, أوغندا

Bengali:

কানোনগো জেলা, উগান্ডা

Cebuano:

Kanungu District, Western Region, Uganda

Danish:

Kanungu District, Uganda

Dutch:

Kanungu, Western, Oeganda

Finnish:

Kanungun kaupunginosa, Uganda

Greek:

Κανουνγκού, Δυτική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα

Gujarati:

કાનુંગુ જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા

Hindi:

कनुन्गु जिला, युगाण्डा

Indonesian:

Distrik Kanungu, Uganda

Japanese:

カヌング県, 西部地域, ウガンダ

Kannada:

ಕಾನುಂಗ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ

Korean:

카눙구 구, 서부주, 우간다

Latvian:

Kanungu distrikts, Uganda

Lithuanian:

Kanungo apskritis, Uganda

Luganda:

Kanungu, Yuganda

Malay:

Kanungu District, Uganda

Marathi:

कानुंगू जिल्हा, युगांडा

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Kanungu Koān, Uganda

Polish:

Dystrykt Kanungu, Uganda

Portuguese:

Kanungu, Região Oeste, Uganda

Romanian:

Districtul Kanungu, Uganda

Sinhalese:

කනුන්ගු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව

Swedish:

Kanungudistriktet, Uganda

Tamil:

கானுக்கு மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா

Telugu:

కనుంగు జిల్లా, ఉగాండా

Thai:

เมืองกานันกู, ยูกันดา

Turkish:

Kanungu District, Batı Bölgesi, Uganda

Ukrainian:

Район Канунгу, Західна область, Уганда

Urdu:

کانونگو ضلع, مغربی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا

Vietnamese:

Quận Kanungu, Uganda

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ⓘ Beryl

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

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ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

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ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Plummer, H. G.(1968) Beryllium, columbium, rare earths, tantalum, titanium, yttrium and zirconium in Uganda. Economic Commission for Africa. Seminar on New Metals and Minerals. Addis Ababa, 5-10 February 1968.

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Von Knorring & Fadipe (1981): On the mineralogy and geochemistry of niobium and tantalum in some granite pegmatites and alkali granites of Africa. Bull.Minéral.104, 496-507

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Gallagher, M. J. (1967) Phosphates and other minerals in pegmatites of Rhodesia and Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (277) 50-59 doi:10.1180/minmag.1967.036.277.07

ⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Formula: A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

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ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

Locality: Kayonza, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Von Knorring & Fadipe (1981): On the mineralogy and geochemistry of niobium and tantalum in some granite pegmatites and alkali granites of Africa. Bull.Minéral.104, 496-507

ⓘ Topaz

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Microlite Group'	4.00.	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Topaz	9.AF.35	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tantalite'	-	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Ta	Tantalum
Ta	ⓘ Microlite Group	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanungu_District
Wikidata ID:	Q1032245
GeoNames ID:	448217

Localities in this Region

Uganda

Western Region
- Kanungu
  - Bulema Mine
  - Kayonza

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East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
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