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Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambiquei
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Lago DistrictDistrict
Niassa ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
408099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408099:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Lago, Niassa, Mozambique
German:
Distrikt Lago, Provinz Niassa, Mosambik
Italian:
Distretto di Lago, provincia di Niassa, Mozambico
Simplified Chinese:
拉戈區, 尼亚萨省, 莫桑比克
Spanish:
Lago, Niassa, Mozambique
Catalan:
Districte de Lago, Província de Niassa, Moçambic
Cebuano:
Lago District, Niassa Province
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lago Koān
Northern Frisian:
Lago , Niassa
Portuguese:
Lago, Província do Niassa, Moçambique
Zulu:
Lago District


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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

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OOxygen
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)

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There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Niassodon mfumukasi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kingoriidae : Niassodon : Niassodon mfumukasi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_District
Wikidata ID:Q15241257
GeoNames ID:7874414

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