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Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwandai
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RwandaCountry

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Ntunga tunnel outcrop showing kaolinized spodumene crystals in quartz

Musha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda
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Ntunga tunnel outcrop showing kaolinized spodumene crystals in quartz

Musha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda
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Ntunga tunnel outcrop showing kaolinized spodumene crystals in quartz

Musha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rwamagana47,203 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
409642
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409642:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rwamagana, Est, Rwanda
German:
Rwamagana, Ostprovinz, Ruanda
Italian:
distretto di Rwamagana, provincia Orientale, Ruanda
Simplified Chinese:
魯瓦馬加納縣, 东部省, 卢旺达
Catalan:
Districte de Rwamagana, Província de l'Est, Rwanda
Cebuano:
Rwamagana District, Eastern Province
Dutch:
Rwamagana, Est, Rwanda
Greek:
Δήμος Ρουαμαγκάνα, Ανατολική Ρουάντα, Ρουάντα
Hill Mari:
Рвамагана, Ирвел провинци
Japanese:
ルワマガナ郡, 東部州, ルワンダ
Kinyarwanda:
Akarere ka Rwamagana
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rwamagana Koān, Tang-pō͘ Séng
Portuguese:
Rwamagana, Província Oriental, Ruanda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Rwamagana, Mkoa wa Mashariki, Rwanda
Swedish:
Rwamagana, Väst provins, Rwanda
Zulu:
Rwamagana District


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ⓘ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
ⓘ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘLithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
ⓘAmblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘCookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Liⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwamagana_District
Wikidata ID:Q921255
GeoNames ID:7688802

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