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Lower Congo basin, African Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lower Congo basin | Basin |
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| â Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| â Bischofite Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| â Boracite Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| â Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| â 'Clay minerals' |
| â Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| â Halite Formula: NaCl |
| â Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| â Tachyhydrite Formula: CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| â | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| â | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| â | Bischofite | 3.BB.15 | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| â | Tachyhydrite | 3.BB.35 | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| â | Boracite | 6.GA.05 | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| H | â Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| H | â Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | â Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | â Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| O | â Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| O | â Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| O | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | â Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | â Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | â Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Mg | â Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Mg | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | â Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | â Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Cl | â Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Cl | â Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Cl | â Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | â Sylvite | KCl |
| Cl | â Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | â Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| K | â Sylvite | KCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | â Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | â Tachyhydrite | CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O |
Fossils
There are 13 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 | 157 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 16.0 Ma (Miocene) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 12 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- Cabinda Province
- Kouilou Department
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Hinda Phosphates ore deposit, Kouilou Department, Republic of the Congo