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Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger i
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Maïné-Soroa Town
Diffa Region
Niger Country

Regional Level Types
Maïné-Soroa	Town
Diffa	Region
Niger	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Diffa, Diffa, Niger

N’Guigmi, Diffa, Niger

Gouré, Zinder, Niger

Yunusari, Yobe, Nigeria

Yusufari, Yobe, Nigeria

Type:

Town

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Maïné Soroa	10,699 (2013)

Mindat Locality ID:

408566

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:408566:2

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French:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

German:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Italian:

Maine-Soroa, regione di Diffa, Niger

Russian:

Майне-Сороа, Диффа, Нигер

Spanish:

Mainé Soroa, Región de Diffa, Níger

Arabic:

مين-سوروا, منطقة ديفا, النيجر

Bengali:

মাইনে-সোরোয়া, ডিফা অঞ্চল, নাইজার

Catalan:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Níger

Cebuano:

Maïné Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Danish:

Maine-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Dutch:

Maine-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Finnish:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Greek:

Μενέ-Σορόα, Ντίφα, Νίγηρας

Gujarati:

મૈને-સોરોઆ, ડિફા પ્રદેશ, નાઈજર

Hausa:

Maine-Soroa , Yankin Diffa, Nijar

Hindi:

मैने-सोरोआ, डिफा क्षेत्र, नाइजर

Indonesian:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Japanese:

マイネ・ソロア, ディファ州, ニジェール

Kannada:

ಮೈನೆ-ಸೊರೊವಾ, ಡಿಫಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ನೈಜರ್

Korean:

메인=소로아, 디파주, 니제르

Latvian:

Maine Soroa, Difas reģions, Nigēra

Lithuanian:

Mainė Soroa, Difos regionas, Nigeris

Malay:

Maine-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Marathi:

मेने-सोराआ, डिफ्फा प्रदेश, नायजर

Norwegian:

Maine-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Polish:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

Portuguese:

Mainé-soroa, Diffa, Níger

Romanian:

Maine-Soroa, Regiunea Diffa, Niger

Silesian:

Maïné-Soroa, Ńiger

Sinhalese:

මයිනේ සොරොආ, ඩිෆ්ෆා කලාපය, නයිජර්

Swedish:

Maïné-Soroa, Diffa , Niger

Tamil:

மைனி-சொராயா, டிப்பிபா பகுதி, நைஜர்

Telugu:

మాని - సోరో, డిఫా ప్రాంతం, నైజర్

Thai:

ไมเน่ โซโรเอ, ดิฟฟา, ประเทศไนเจอร์

Turkish:

Maine-Soroa, Diffa, Nijer

Ukrainian:

Майне-Сороа, Діффа , Нігер

Urdu:

ماینے-سوروا, دیفا علاقہ, نائجر

Vietnamese:

Maine-Soroa, Khu vực Diffa, Niger

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ⓘ 'Peralkaline microgranite'

ⓘ Rhyolite

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ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

Garde, G. 1911. Description géologique des regions situées entre le Niger et le Tchad et a l'est et au nord-est du Tchad. These, Université de Clermont-Ferrand. Published by A. Hermann et Fils, Paris.

ⓘ Aegirine-augite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

ⓘ Aenigmatite

Formula: Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

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ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

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ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

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ⓘ 'Sodic amphibole'

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Locality: Gamedou occurrence, Maïné-Soroa, Diffa, Niger

References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Aegirine-augite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Aegirine	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Aenigmatite	9.DH.40	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Sodic amphibole'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main%C3%A9-Soroa_Department
Wikidata ID:	Q1025910
GeoNames ID:	2441446

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