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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
West Kordufan; West Kurdufan
Other Languages:
French:
Kordofan-Occidental, Soudan
German:
Gharb Kurdufan, Sudan
Italian:
Kordofan Occidentale, Sudan
Russian:
Западный Кордофан, Судан
Simplified Chinese:
西科尔多凡州, 苏丹
Spanish:
Kordofán del Oeste, Sudán
Arabic:
ولاية غرب كردفان, السودان
Bengali:
পশ্চিম কুরদুফান, সুদান
Catalan:
Kordofan de l'Oest, Sudan
Cebuano:
West Kordofan State, Sudan
Dutch:
West-Kordofan, Soedan
Egyptian Arabic:
ولاية غرب كردفان, السودان
Esperanto:
Okcidenta Kurdufano, Sudano
Farsi/Persian:
غرب کردفان, سودان
Finnish:
Länsi-Kordofan, Sudan
Indonesian:
Kurdufan Barat, Sudan
Japanese:
西コルドファン州, スーダン
Korean:
서쿠르두판주, 수단
Northern Frisian:
Waast Kurdufaan, Sudaan
Polish:
Kordofan Zachodni, Sudan
Portuguese:
Cordofão Ocidental, Sudão
Romanian:
Statul Kordofan de Vest, Sudan
Serbo-Croatian:
Zapadni Kordofan, Sudan
South Azerbaijani:
باتی دارفور ایالتی, سودان
Swahili:
Magharibi Kurdufan, Sudan
Ukrainian:
Західний Кордофан, Судан
Urdu:
مغربی کردفان, سوڈان
Zulu:
West Kordofan, ISudan
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| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Glaucophane Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 764 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 | 764 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q536396 |
| GeoNames ID: | 408659 |
Localities in this Region
- West Kordofan State
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Muglad-Sudd Rift basinBasin
- Sahara Metacraton
- Tshiluba ProvinceBack-arc Basin
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