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Arrondissement of Cayenne, French Guiana, Francei
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Arrondissement of CayenneArrondissement
French GuianaOverseas Department
FranceCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
402453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:402453:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
arrondissement de Cayenne, Guyane, France
German:
Arrondissement Cayenne, Französisch-Guayana, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Cayenne, Guyana francese, Francia
Russian:
Кайенна, Гвиана , Франция
Simplified Chinese:
卡宴区, 法屬圭亞那, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Cayena, Guayana Francesa, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Cayenne, Guajana Franceze, Franca
Arabic:
دائرة كايين, غيانا, فرنسا
Asturian:
Distritu de Cayena, Guyana Francesa, Francia
Azeri:
Kayenna , Fransa Qvianası, Fransa
Basque:
Cayenneko barrutia, Guyana Frantsesa, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Cayenne, Gwiana c'hall, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
districte de Caiena, Guaiana Francesa, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Cayenne, Guyane, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Cayenne, Francouzská Guyana, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Cayenne, Frans-Guyana, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش کی‌ان, گویان فرانسه, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα της Καγιέν, Γαλλική Γουιάνα, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Cayenne, Guyana Prancis, Perancis
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Cayenne, Guyane, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cayenne Kūn, Guyane, Hoat-kok
Polish:
Okręg Kajenna, Gujana Francuska, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Cayenne, Guyana Franceză, Franța
Slovak:
Cayenne, Francúzska Guyana, Francúzsko
Swedish:
Arrondissement de Cayenne, Franska Guyana, Frankrike
Tatar:
Кайенна , Франсуз Гвианасы, Франция
Venetian:
Arrondissement de Caiena, Guyana franséxe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Cayenne, Guyane thuộc Pháp, Pháp


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5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Cayenne
Wikidata ID:Q672744
GeoNames ID:3382159

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