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Niger, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
NigerState
NigeriaCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Minna291,905 (2016)
Bida171,656 (2016)
Suleja162,135 (2016)
Kontagora98,754 (2016)
Baro26,821 (2018)
Zungeru24,447 (2016)
Other Languages:
French:
Niger, Nigeria
German:
Niger, Nigeria
Hausa:
Neja, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Ȯra Niger, Naijiria
Italian:
Niger, Nigeria
Russian:
Нигер, Нигерия
Simplified Chinese:
尼日尔州, 奈及利亞
Spanish:
Níger, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Ìpínlẹ̀ Niger, Nàìjíríà
Arabic:
نيجر, نيجيريا
Asturian:
Niger, Nixeria
Azeri:
Niger ştatı, Nigeriya
Bengali:
নাইজার অঙ্গরাজ্য, নাইজেরিয়া
Bulgarian:
Нигер, Нигерия
Catalan:
Estat del Níger, Nigèria
Cebuano:
Niger State, Nigeria
Danish:
Niger, Nigeria
Dutch:
Niger, Nigeria
Esperanto:
Niĝera Ŝtato, Niĝerio
Estonian:
Nigeri osariik, Nigeeria
Farsi/Persian:
ایالت نیجر, نیجریه
Finnish:
Niger, Nigeria
Galician:
Estado de Níxer, Nixeria
Georgian:
ნიგერის შტატი, ნიგერია
Greek:
Νίγκερ, Νιγηρία
Gujarati:
નાઇજર સ્ટેટ, નાઇજીરીયા
Hill Mari:
Нигер, Нигери
Hindi:
नाइजर राज्य, नाईजीरिया
Indonesian:
Niger, Nigeria
Japanese:
ナイジャ州, ナイジェリア
Kannada:
ನೈಜರ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ, ನೈಜೀರಿಯ
Korean:
나이저주, 나이지리아
Latvian:
Nigēras štats, Nigērija
Lithuanian:
Nigerio valstija, Nigerija
Malay:
Niger State, Nigeria
Marathi:
नायजर राज्य, नायजेरिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Niger Chiu
Norwegian:
Niger, Nigeria
Occitan:
Nigèr, Nigèria
Polish:
Niger, Nigeria
Portuguese:
Níger, Nigéria
Romanian:
Statul Niger, Nigeria
Serbian:
Нигер, Нигерија
Sinhalese:
නයිජර් රාජ්‍ය
South Azerbaijani:
نیجر ایالتی, نیجریه
Swahili:
Jimbo la Niger, Nigeria
Swedish:
Niger, Nigeria
Tamil:
நைஜர் மாநிலம், நைஜீரியா
Telugu:
నైగర్ స్టేట్, నైజీరియా
Thai:
ไนเจอร, ประเทศไนจีเรีย
Traditional Chinese:
尼日爾州, 尼日利亞
Turkish:
Niger Eyaleti, Nijerya
Ukrainian:
Нігер, Нігерія
Urdu:
نائیجر ریاست, نائجیریا
Vietnamese:
Bang Niger, Nigeria
Waray:
Niger , Nigeria


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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.
Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Description: Cubanite was labelled as 'Chalcopyrrhotite' by Ramdohr in his 1973 work.
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.
Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Benedix, G.K., Lauretta, D.S., McCoy, T.J. (2002) Thermodynamic constraints on the formation conditions of silicate-bearing IAB iron meteorites. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII.
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.
Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
Reference: Powell, B. N. (1969) Petrology and chemistry of mesosiderites—I. textures and composition of nickel-iron. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 33(7): 789-810.
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.; Ruben, A. E. (1997) Mineralogy of meteorite groups. Meteoritics & Planetary Science: 32(2): 231-247.
'Liddicoatite'
Formula: Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Dirlam, D.M., Laurs, B.M., Pezzotta, F., and Simmons, W.B. (2002): Liddicoatite tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar. Gems and Gemology: 38: 28-52
Mackinawite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)9S8
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.
'Plessite'
Reference: Powell, B. N. (1969) Petrology and chemistry of mesosiderites—I. textures and composition of nickel-iron. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 33(7): 789-810.
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.
Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Description: Occurs in placer deposits.
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1088.
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.; Powell, B. N. (1969) Petrology and chemistry of mesosiderites—I. textures and composition of nickel-iron. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 33(7): 789-810.
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., and Olsen, E. (1970) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 25: 297-340.; Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, London, New York: 245 pgs.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
var. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Mackinawite2.CC.25(Fe,Ni)9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
'Liddicoatite'9.CK.05Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Li LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O StolzitePb(WO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S TroiliteFeS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
S SphaleriteZnS
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe IronFe
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Iron var. MartensiteFe
NiNickel
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Mackinawite(Fe,Ni)9S8
CuCopper
Cu CopperCu
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
WTungsten
W StolzitePb(WO4)
PbLead
Pb StolzitePb(WO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_State
Wikidata ID:Q503932
GeoNames ID:2328925

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