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Bié Province, Angolai
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Bié ProvinceProvince
AngolaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Cuanza Sul Province, Angola
Huambo Province, Angola
Huíla Province, Angola
Cuando Cubango Province, Angola
Moxico Province, Angola
Malanje Province, Angola
Lunda Sul Province, Angola
Locality type:
Province
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French:
Bié, Angola
German:
Provinz Bié, Angola
Italian:
provincia di Bié, Angola
Portuguese:
Bié, Angola
Russian:
Бие, Ангола
Simplified Chinese:
比耶省, 安哥拉
Spanish:
Bié, Angola
Afrikaans:
Bié-provinsie, Angola
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيي, أنغولا
Asturian:
Bié, Angola
Belarusian:
Біе , Ангола
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Біе, Ангола
Bengali:
বিই প্রদেশ, অ্যাঙ্গোলা
Breton:
Bié, Angola
Bulgarian:
Бие, Ангола
Catalan:
Bié, Angola
Cebuano:
Província do Bié, Angola
Czech:
Bié, Angola
Danish:
Bié, Angola
Dutch:
Bié, Angola
Esperanto:
Provinco Bié, Angolo
Farsi/Persian:
استان بیه, آنگولا
Finnish:
Bié, Angola
Galician:
Bié, Angola
Georgian:
ბიეს პროვინცია, ანგოლა
Greek:
Μπιέ, Ανγκόλα
Gujarati:
બાય પ્રાંત, અંગોલા
Hindi:
बिए प्रांत, अंगोला
Hungarian:
Bié, Angola
Indonesian:
Provinsi Bié, Angola
Japanese:
ビエ州, アンゴラ
Kannada:
ಬಿಯಿ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಅಂಗೋಲ
Korean:
비에 주, 앙골라
Latvian:
Biē province, Angola
Lithuanian:
Bijės provincija, Angola
Luxembourgish:
Provënz Bié, Angola
Malay:
Bie Province, Angola
Marathi:
बाय प्रांत, अँगोला
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bié Séng, Angola
Northern Frisian:
Bié, Angoola
Norwegian:
Bié, Angola
Polish:
Bié, Angola
Romanian:
Provincia Bié, Angola
Serbian:
Бије, Ангола
Sinhalese:
බියේ පළාත, ඇන්ගෝලා
Somali:
Bié Province, Angola
Swahili:
Bié, Angola
Swedish:
Bié, Angola
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Bié, Anggola
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Бие, Ангола
Tamil:
பிஇ மாகாணம், அங்கோலா
Telugu:
బై ప్రావిన్స్, అంగోలా
Thai:
จังหวัดบี้, แองโกลา
Traditional Chinese:
比耶省, 安哥拉
Turkish:
Bié Bölgesi, Angola
Ukrainian:
Біє, Ангола
Urdu:
بئے صوبہ, انگولا
Vietnamese:
Bié, Angola
Waray:
Bié, Angola
Welsh:
Talaith Bié, Angola
Wu Chinese:
比耶省, 安哥拉


Bié is a province of Angola located on the Bié Plateau in the central part of the country. Its capital is Kuito, which was called Silva Porto until independence from Portugal in 1975. The province has an area of 70,314 square kilometres (27,148 sq mi).

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Sousa, M.P. de 1920. Contribution a l'etude lithologique de l'interieur de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 170, 238-240. Sousa, M.P. de 1921. Sur quelques roches remarquables de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 173, 777-780.
ⓘ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.
ⓘ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Sousa, M.P. de 1920. Contribution a l'etude lithologique de l'interieur de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 170, 238-240. Sousa, M.P. de 1921. Sur quelques roches remarquables de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 173, 777-780.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Sousa, M.P. de 1920. Contribution a l'etude lithologique de l'interieur de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 170, 238-240. Sousa, M.P. de 1921. Sur quelques roches remarquables de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 173, 777-780.
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Reference: Natural History Museum Vienna collection
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Sousa, M.P. de 1920. Contribution a l'etude lithologique de l'interieur de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 170, 238-240. Sousa, M.P. de 1921. Sur quelques roches remarquables de l'Angola. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, 173, 777-780.
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Andrade, M. de 1954. Contribution a l'etude des roches alcalines d'Angola (note preliminaire). In: 19th International Geological Congress, Algiers. Comptes Rendus, 19, 241-252. De Sousa Machado, F. J. (1958). The volcanic belt of Angola and its carbonatites: Comm. Coop. Tech. Africa, Pub, (44), 307-317.
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Lapido-Loureiro, F.E. 1973. Carbonatitos de Angola. Memorias e Trabalhos do Instituto de Investigacoes Cientifica de Angola, 11.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘCancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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