Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wegeltena | Town |
| Delanta Woreda | District |
| North Wollo Zone | Zone |
| Amhara Region | Region |
| Ethiopia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 35' 35'' North , 39° 12' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
247533
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247533:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0bc1b09c-19a1-48e0-95d2-42b708f4ccb9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
(Wegel Tena); Wogeltena
Other Languages:
French:
Wegel Tena, Semien Wollo, Amhara, Éthiopie
Simplified Chinese:
沃格爾特納, 北沃洛地區, 阿姆哈拉州, 埃塞俄比亚
Wegeltena (also known as Wegel Tena; Amharic: ወገል ጠና), is the main town and administrative center of Delanta woreda (district).
Located at 3,000 m high on the Ethiopian Plateau, which is conformed by a succesion of Oligocene volcanic materials including opal-bearing rhyolitic ignimbrite.
Half dozen of active large mining areas (Alwat, Koke Woha, Tirtrya, Minch, Gelbate and Nech Gedel) and countless small diggings around the town are worked looking for opal.
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9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Description: "graphitic carbon" inclusions in opal. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Description: Ba-bearing Mn oxide, probably hollandite, inclusions in opal. |
| ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Fluorescence: white or bluish‐white |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Microscopic inclusions in opal. |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opal-CT | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wegeltena |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q3567075 |
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