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Brakna Region, Mauritaniai
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Brakna RegionRegion
MauritaniaCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aleg15,211 (2016)
’Elb el Jmel1,500 (2015)
Other Languages:
French:
Brakna, Mauritanie
German:
Brakna, Mauretanien
Italian:
regione di Brakna, Mauritania
Russian:
Бракна, Мавритания
Simplified Chinese:
卜拉克納省, 毛里塔尼亚
Spanish:
Brakna, Mauritania
Arabic:
ولاية البراكنة, موريتانيا
Belarusian:
Бракна , Маўрытанія
Bengali:
ব্রাকান অঞ্চল
Bulgarian:
Бракна, Мавритания
Catalan:
Brakna, Mauritània
Cebuano:
Brakna
Danish:
Brakna, Mauretanien
Dutch:
Brakna, Mauritanië
Esperanto:
Brakna
Farsi/Persian:
استان براکنه, موریتانی
Finnish:
Brakna, Mauritania
Greek:
Μπράκνα, Μαυριτανία
Gujarati:
બ્રાંકા પ્રદેશ
Hindi:
ब्रकना प्रदेश, मॉरिटानिया
Indonesian:
Brakna, Mauritania
Japanese:
ブラクナ州, モーリタニア
Kannada:
ಬ್ರಕ್ನಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
Korean:
브라크나주, 모리타니
Latvian:
Braknas vilājs, Mauritānija
Lithuanian:
Braknos vilaja, Mauritanija
Malay:
Brakna
Marathi:
ब्रकाना प्रदेश
Northern Frisian:
Brakna
Norwegian:
Brakna, Mauritania
Polish:
Al-Barakina, Mauretania
Portuguese:
Brakna, Mauritânia
Romanian:
Regiunea Brakna, Mauritania
Sinhalese:
බ්‍රක්නා කලාපය
South Azerbaijani:
براکنا بؤلگه‌سی
Swedish:
Brakna, Mauretanien
Tamil:
ப்ராக்ன்னா பகுதி
Telugu:
బ్రాక్నా ప్రాంతం
Thai:
บรากนา, มอริเตเนีย
Turkish:
Brakna Bölgesi, Moritanya
Ukrainian:
Бракна , Мавританія
Urdu:
براکنہ علاقہ
Vietnamese:
Khu vực Brakna, Mauritanie


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6 valid minerals.

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Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
'Hornblende'
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Hornblende'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brakna_Region
Wikidata ID:Q12632
GeoNames ID:2380635

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