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Wakiso, Central Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
WakisoDistrict
Central RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Entebbe62,969 (2017)
Wakiso20,530 (2016)
Kireka17,947 (2016)
Bweyogerere11,473 (2016)
Kajansi7,530 (2016)
Lweeza1,000 (2016)
Other Languages:
French:
Wakiso, Centre, Ouganda
German:
Distrikt Wakiso, Zentraluganda, Uganda
Italian:
distretto di Wakiso, Regione centrale, Uganda
Russian:
Вакисо, Центральная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
瓦基索區, 中部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Wakiso, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Wakiso, Mkoa wa Kati, Uganda
Arabic:
ضاحية واكيسو, أوغندا
Basque:
Wakiso , Uganda
Belarusian:
акруга Вакісо, Цэнтральная вобласць, Уганда
Bengali:
ওয়াকিসো জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda
Danish:
Wakiso District, Uganda
Dutch:
Wakiso, Central, Oeganda
Finnish:
Wakison kaupunginosa, Uganda
Galician:
Distrito Wakiso, Uganda
Greek:
Γουακίσο, Κεντρική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
વાકીશો જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hindi:
वाकिसो जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Wakiso, Uganda
Japanese:
ワキソ県, 中央地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ವಕಿಸೋ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
와키소 구, 중부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Vakiso distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Vakiso apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Wakiso, Yuganda
Malay:
Wakiso District, Uganda
Marathi:
वॅकीओ जिल्हा, युगांडा
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wakiso Koān, Uganda
Norwegian:
Wakiso, Central, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Wakiso, Uganda
Portuguese:
Distrito de Wakiso, Região Central, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Wakiso, Uganda
Serbian:
Вакисо, Централни регион, Уганда
Sinhalese:
වකිසෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Wakiso, Uganda
Tamil:
வாகிஸோ மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
వాకిసో జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตวาคิโซ, ยูกันดา
Traditional Chinese:
瓦基索區, 烏干達
Turkish:
Wakiso District, Merkez Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Вакісо, Центральна область, Уганда
Urdu:
واکیسو ضلع, وسطی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wakiso, Uganda


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Reference: Uganda Geological Survey Bull. 4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Uganda Geological Survey Bull. 4
'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (FRL)
Type Locality:
Reference: Am Min 62 (1977), 403; HB3 (1997)
Bismutotantalite (TL)
Formula: Bi(Ta,Nb)O4
Reference: Wayland, E.J., Spencer, L.J. (1929) Bismutotantalite, a new mineral, from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 22: 185-192.; Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 65.
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 65
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Uganda Geological Survey Bull. 4
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Reference: Uganda Geological Survey Bull. 4
Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweiz. mineral. petrogr. Mitt. 59: 15-19
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 65
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19
Rynersonite
Formula: CaTa2O6
Description: It's habitus, properties chemistry corresponds to the type of rynersonite. However this is more Ta-dominant and has a slightly larger unit cell.
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 65
'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'
Formula: Bi-Ca-Al-P-O
Reference: von Knorring, O. (1972): The occurrence of bismuth minerals in some African pegmatites. Annu. Rep. Res. Inst. African Geol., Univ. Leeds: 16: 53-55; in: Fleischer, M. (1974): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 1139-1141
Waylandite (TL)
Formula: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Type Locality:
Reference: von Knorring, O., Mrose, M.E. (1962) Westgrenite and waylandite, two new bismuth minerals from Uganda. Geological Society of America, Abstracts Annual Meetings 1962: 156A-157A.; Fleischer, M. (1963) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 48: 209-217 (216).; Hawthorne, F.C., Burke, E.A.J., Ercit, T.S., Grew, E.S., Grice, J.D., Jambor, J.L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A.C., Vanko, D.A. (1988) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 73: 189-199 (199).; Clark, A. M., Couper, A. G., Embrey, P. G. and Fejer, E. E. (1986): Waylandite: new data, from an occurrence in Cornwall, with a note on ‘agnesite’. Mineralogical Magazine: 50: 731-733.
Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (TL)4.DH.15
Bismutotantalite (TL)4.DE.30Bi(Ta,Nb)O4
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rynersonite4.DF.05CaTa2O6
Wodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Waylandite (TL)8.BL.13BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Feldspar Group'-
'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'-Bi-Ca-Al-P-O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4
O WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O CassiteriteSnO2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
O QuartzSiO2
O WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O RynersoniteCaTa2O6
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
Ca RynersoniteCaTa2O6
MnManganese
Mn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
TaTantalum
Ta BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Ta WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Ta RynersoniteCaTa2O6
BiBismuth
Bi BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4
Bi WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Bi UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - 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.

Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ecca6268.8 - 265.1 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Glossopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rigbyaceae : Glossopteris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakiso_District
Wikidata ID:Q976848
GeoNames ID:448224

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