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Keta-Togo-Benin basin, African Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Keta-Togo-Benin basin | Basin |
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Lagos | 9,000,000 (2017) |
| Cotonou | 780,000 (2017) |
| LomÃĐ | 749,700 (2018) |
| Ebute Ikorodu | 535,619 (2016) |
| Abomey-Calavi | 385,755 (2018) |
| Ikeja | 313,196 (2016) |
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Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| â 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| â Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| â Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| â Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| â Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| â Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| â | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| â | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| â | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | âŧAl2Mg2âŧ2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | â Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| H | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | â Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | â Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| O | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | â Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | â Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | â Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | â Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
Fossils
There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 336 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||||||||
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