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Adamawa, Nigeriai
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AdamawaState
NigeriaCountry

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French:
Adamawa, Nigeria
German:
Adamaua, Nigeria
Russian:
Адамава, НигСрия
Spanish:
Adamawa, Nigeria
Belarusian:
Адамава, НігСрыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Адамава, НігСрыя
Catalan:
Adamawa, Nigèria
Cebuano:
Adamawa, Nigeria
Dutch:
Adamawa, Nigeria
Estonian:
Adamawa, Nigeeria
Finnish:
Adamaoua, Nigeria
Galician:
Adamawa, Nixeria
Japanese:
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Korean:
μ•„λ‹€λ§ˆμ™€, λ‚˜μ΄μ§€λ¦¬μ•„
Lithuanian:
Adamava, Nigerija
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Adamawa, Nigeria
Polish:
Adamawa, Nigeria
Portuguese:
Adamawa, NigΓ©ria
Slovak:
Adamawa, NigΓ©ria
Ukrainian:
Адамауа, НігСрія


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13 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Abubakre, O.K., Sule, Y.O. & Muriana, R.A. (2009) Exploring the Potentials of Tailings of Bukuru Cassiterite Deposit for the Production of Iron Ore Pellets. Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering, 8 (5): 359-366.
β“˜ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Reference: AlanΒ E. Rubin (2010). Impact melting in the Cumberland Falls and Mayo Belwa aubrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, #2, 265-275.
β“˜ DaubrΓ©elite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin; Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: A. L. Graham (1978). Metal and Schreibersite in Mayo Belwa, an enstatite achondrite. Meteoritics 13, #2, 235-244.
β“˜ Fluoro-richterite
Formula: {Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Reference: AlanΒ E. Rubin (2010). Impact melting in the Cumberland Falls and Mayo Belwa aubrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, #2, 265-275.
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: AlanΒ E. Rubin (2010). Impact melting in the Cumberland Falls and Mayo Belwa aubrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, #2, 265-275.
β“˜ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: AlanΒ E. Rubin (2010). Impact melting in the Cumberland Falls and Mayo Belwa aubrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, #2, 265-275.
β“˜ Oldhamite
Formula: (Ca,Mg)S
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Watters, T. R. & Prinz, M (1979) Aubrites - Their origin and relationship to enstatite chondrites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 10th, Houston, Tex., March 19-23, 1979, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A80-23557 08-91) New York, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1979, p. 1073-1093.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Iron1.AE.05Fe
β“˜var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
β“˜Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
β“˜Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
β“˜DaubrΓ©elite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
β“˜Oldhamite2.CD.10(Ca,Mg)S
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Fluoro-richterite9.DE.20{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
Mgβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sβ“˜ Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
Sβ“˜ AlabanditeMnS
Sβ“˜ DaubrΓ©eliteFe2+Cr23+S4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)S
Caβ“˜ Fluoro-richterite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ DaubrΓ©eliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feβ“˜ DaubrΓ©eliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feβ“˜ IronFe
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niβ“˜ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niβ“˜ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sekule489.8 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Dukul293.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Jessu393.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Prionocyclus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudotissotia99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solgerites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Solgerites89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Thomasites99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Liopistha89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites gongilensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites gongilensis99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites wallsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites wallsi99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : Pseudotissotia nigeriensis99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras paganum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras paganum99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Harleites harlei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Forresteria : Harleites harlei89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras proprium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras proprium99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras globosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras globosum99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyotissa semipiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Hyotissa semipiana89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudovascoceras nigeriense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudovascoceras : Pseudovascoceras nigeriense99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) vatonnei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Gyrostrea : Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) vatonnei89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudocucullaea lens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Pseudocucullaea : Pseudocucullaea lens93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula auressensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula auressensis89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula hirsuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula hirsuta93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamawa_State
Wikidata ID:Q337514
GeoNames ID:2565342

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