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Goundam Cercle, Timbuktu Region, Malii
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Goundam CercleCercle
Timbuktu RegionRegion
MaliCountry

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Goundam8,456 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
419747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419747:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cercle de Goundam, Tombouctou, Mali
German:
Goundam, Timbuktu, Mali
Italian:
circondario di Goundam, regione di Timbuctù, Mali
Simplified Chinese:
貢達姆省, 通布圖區, 马里
Spanish:
Círculo de Gundam, Tombuctú, Malí
Arabic:
دائرة غوندام, تمبكتو, مالي
Cebuano:
Cercle de Goundam, Tombouctou Region, Mali
Dutch:
Goundam, Timboektoe, Mali
Farsi/Persian:
دایره گوندام, استان تومبوکتو, مالی
Finnish:
Goundamin piiri, Timbuktun alue, Mali
Greek:
Επαρχία Γκουντάμ, Περιφέρεια Τομπουκτού, Μάλι
Japanese:
グンダム圏, トンブクトゥ州, マリ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Goundam Khian, Tombouctou Khu, Mali
Swedish:
Cercle de Goundam, Timbuktu, Mali


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘCancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goundam_Cercle
Wikidata ID:Q1499253
GeoNames ID:8631536

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