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Benini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Benin | Country |
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Area:
114,763 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Cotonou | 780,000 (2017) |
| Abomey-Calavi | 385,755 (2018) |
| Djougou | 237,040 (2013) |
| Porto-Novo | 234,168 (2011) |
| Parakou | 163,753 (2012) |
| Bohicon | 125,092 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Bénin
German:
Benin
Italian:
Benin
Russian:
Бенин
Simplified Chinese:
贝宁
Spanish:
Benín
Yoruba:
Benin
Achinese:
Benin
Adyghe:
Бенин
Afrikaans:
Benin
Akan:
Benin
Albanian:
Benini
Alemannic:
Benin
Amharic:
ቤኒን
Anglo-Saxon:
Benin
Arabic:
بنين
Aragonese:
Benín
Armenian:
Բենին
Aromanian:
Benin
Asturian:
Benín
Azeri:
Benin
Bambara:
Benin
Bashkir:
Бенин
Basque:
Benin
Bavarian:
Benin
Belarusian:
Бенін
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бэнін
Bengali:
বেনিন
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেনিন
Bosnian:
Benin
Breton:
Benin
Bulgarian:
Бенин
Burmese:
ဘီနင်နိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Benín
Cebuano:
Benin
Central Bikol:
Benin
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
بێنین
Chavacano:
Benín
Chechen:
Бенин
Cherokee:
ᏆᏂᎢᏂ
Chuvash:
Бенин
Classical Chinese:
貝寧
Cornish:
Benin
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Benin
Croatian:
Benin
Czech:
Benin
Danish:
Benin
Doteli:
बेनिन
Dutch:
Benin
Dutch Low Saxon:
Benin
Dzongkha:
བཱེ་ནིན
Egyptian Arabic:
بينين
Esperanto:
Benino
Estonian:
Benin
Ewe:
Benin
Extremaduran:
Benín
Faroese:
Benin
Farsi/Persian:
بنین
Fiji Hindi:
Benin
Finnish:
Benin
Franco-Provençal:
Bènin
Friulian:
Benin
Fula:
Benen
Gagauz:
Benin
Galician:
Benin
Georgian:
ბენინი
Greek:
Μπενίν
Greenlandic:
Benin
Guarani:
Mbenĩ
Gujarati:
બેનિન
Haitian:
Benen
Hakka:
Benin
Hausa:
Benin
Hebrew:
בנין
Hill Mari:
Бенин
Hindi:
बेनिन
Hungarian:
Benin
Icelandic:
Benín
Ido:
Benin
Igbo:
Benin
Iloko:
Benin
Indonesian:
Benin
Interlingua:
Benin
Interlingue:
Benin
Irish Gaelic:
Beinin
Jamaican Patois:
Benin
Japanese:
ベナン
Javanese:
Benin
Judaeo-Spanish:
Benin
Kabiye:
Peenɛɛ
Kabyle:
Benin
Kalmyk:
Бенинмудин Орн
Kannada:
ಬೆನಿನ್
Kapampangan:
Benin
Karakalpak:
Benin
Kashmiri:
بِنِن
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бенин
Khmer:
បេណាំង
Kikuyu:
Benin
Kinyarwanda:
Bene
Kongo:
Benin
Korean:
베냉
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Bênîn
Kyrgyz:
Бенин
Lao:
ເບນິນ
Latin:
Beninum
Latvian:
Benina
Ligurian:
Benin
Limburgian:
Benin
Lingala:
Bénin
Lingua Franca Nova:
Benin
Lithuanian:
Beninas
Livvi-Karelian:
Benin
Lojban:
benin
Lombard:
Benin
Low Saxon/Low German:
Benin
Lower Sorbian:
Benin
Luganda:
Benin
Luri:
بنین
Luxembourgish:
Benin
Macedonian:
Бенин
Maithili:
बेनिन
Malagasy:
Benina
Malay:
Benin
Malayalam:
ബെനിൻ
Maltese:
Benin
Manx:
Benin
Maori:
Pēnina
Marathi:
बेनिन
Mazanderani:
بنین
Min Dong Chinese:
Benin
Minangkabau:
Benin
Mingrelian:
ბენინი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Benin
Mongolian:
Бенин
Nahuatl:
Benin
Nauruan:
Benin
Nepali:
बेनिन
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बेनिन
Norfolk:
Benin
Northern Frisian:
Beniin
Northern Sami:
Benin
Northern Sotho:
Benin
Norwegian:
Benin
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Benin
Novial:
Benin
Occitan:
Benin
Odia:
ବେନିନ
Ossetian:
Бенин
Pali:
बेनिन
Papiamento:
Benin
Pashto:
بېنين
Pennsylvania German:
Benin
Piedmontese:
Benin
Polish:
Benin
Portuguese:
Benim
Punjabi:
ਬੇਨਿਨ
Quechua:
Binin
Ripuarian:
dä Benin
Romanian:
Benin
Romansh:
Benin
Rundi:
Bene
Russia Buriat:
Бенин
Rusyn:
Бенін
Samogitian:
Benins
Sango:
Benëen
Sanskrit:
बेनिन्
Sardinian:
Benin
Saterland Frisian:
Benin
Scots:
Benin
Scottish Gaelic:
Beinin
Serbian:
Бенин
Serbo-Croatian:
Benin
Sesotho:
Benin
Shona:
Benin
Sicilian:
Benin
Silesian:
Byńin
Sindhi:
بينن
Sinhalese:
බෙනින්
Slovak:
Benin
Slovenian:
Benin
Somali:
Benin
South Azerbaijani:
بنین
Sundanese:
Bénin
Swahili:
Benin
Swati:
IBhenini
Swedish:
Benin
Tagalog:
Benin
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Бенин
Tamil:
பெனின்
Tatar:
Бенин
Telugu:
బెనిన్
Thai:
เบนิน
Tibetan (Standard):
བེ་ནིན།
Tigrinya:
ቤኒን
Tongan:
Penini
Traditional Chinese:
貝寧
Tsonga:
Benin
Turkish:
Benin
Turkmen:
Benin
Udmurt:
Бенин
Ukrainian:
Бенін
Upper Sorbian:
Benin
Urdu:
بینن
Uyghur:
بېنىن
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Benin
Venetian:
Benin
Veps:
Benin
Vietnamese:
Bénin
Volapük:
Beninän
Võro:
Benin
Waray:
Benin
Welsh:
Benin
West Frisian:
Benyn
Western Punjabi:
بنین
Wolof:
Bene
Wu Chinese:
贝宁
Yakut:
Бенин
Yiddish:
בענין
Zazaki:
Benin
Zeelandic:
Benin
Zhuang:
Benin
Zulu:
IBenini
In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12 departments.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Riebeckite Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 3 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q962 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2395170 |
Localities in this Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Tuareg Shield
- Benin-Niger ShieldVolcanic Arc
- Volta basinBasin
- West African Craton
- Leo RiseShield
Benin
- Atakora Department
- Atakora MountainsMountain Range
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Benin