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Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopiai
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PlacePopulation
Āsosa30,512 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
24273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24273:3
GUID (UUID V4):
381d8a10-3913-4820-a035-ead604f88bdd
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Benshangul-Gumaz
Other Languages:
Amharic:
ቤንሻንጉል-ጉምዝ, ኢትዮጵያ
French:
Benishangul-Gumaz, Éthiopie
German:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Äthiopien
Italian:
regione Benisciangul-Gumus, Etiopia
Russian:
Бенишангул-Гумуз, Эфиопия
Simplified Chinese:
本尚古勒-古馬茲州, 埃塞俄比亚
Spanish:
Benishangul-Gumaz, Etiopía
Arabic:
بنيشنقول-قماز, إثيوبيا
Bengali:
বেনসিংগল-গামুজ অঞ্চল, ইথিওপিয়া
Breton:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopia
Bulgarian:
Бенишангул-Гумуз, Етиопия
Catalan:
Benishangul-Gumaz, Etiòpia
Cebuano:
Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Etiopia
Croatian:
Benišangul-Gumuz, Etiopija
Czech:
Beningšangul-Gumuz, Etiopie
Danish:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopien
Dutch:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopië
Esperanto:
Beniŝangul-Gumazo, Etiopio
Finnish:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopia
Georgian:
ბენიშანგულ-გუმუზის რეგიონი, ეთიოპია
Greek:
Μπενισανγούλ Γκουμούζ, Αιθιοπία
Gujarati:
બેનિશાન્ગુલ-ગુમુઝ પ્રદેશ, ઇથિયોપિયા
Hebrew:
בנישנגול-גומאז, אתיופיה
Hindi:
बेनिशंगुल-गुमुज़ प्रदेश, इथियोपिया
Hungarian:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiópia
Indonesian:
Region Benishangul-Gumaz, Ethiopia
Japanese:
ベニシャングル・グムズ州, エチオピア
Kannada:
ಬೆನಿಶಂಗುಲ್-ಗುಮುಜ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಇತಿಯೋಪಿಯ
Korean:
베니샹굴구무즈주, 에티오피아
Latvian:
Benišangulas Gumizas kiliks, Etiopija
Lithuanian:
Benišangul-Gumuzo regionas, Etiopija
Malay:
Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Habsyah
Marathi:
बेनिशंगुल-गमझ प्रदेश, इथियोपिया
Norwegian:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Benishangul-Gumaz, Etiopia
Polish:
Bienszangul-Gumuz, Etiopia
Portuguese:
Benishangul-Gumaz, Etiópia
Romanian:
Statul Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopia
Serbian:
Бенишангул-Гумуз, Етиопија
Serbo-Croatian:
Regija Benišangul-Gumuz, Etiopija
Sinhalese:
බෙනිෂන්ගුල් -ගුමුස් කලාපය, ඉතියෝපියාව
Swahili:
Jimbo la Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia
Swedish:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Etiopien
Tamil:
பெனிஷங்குள் -குமுஸ் பகுதி, எதியோப்பியா
Telugu:
బెనిస్హాంగుల్-గుముజ్ ప్రాంతం, ఇథియోపియా
Thai:
แถบเบนิชันกุล-กูมุซ, ประเทศเอธิโอเปีย
Traditional Chinese:
本尚古勒-古馬茲州, 埃塞俄比亞
Turkish:
Benishangul-Gumuz Bölgesi, Etiyopya
Ukrainian:
Бенішангул-Гумуз, Ефіопія
Urdu:
بینشانگول-گوموز علاقہ, ایتھوپیا
Vietnamese:
Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia
Zulu:
Benishangul-Gumaz, I-Ithiopia


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43 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Laurite
Formula: RuS2
Lead
Formula: Pb
Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite var. Chrommagnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Magnetite var. Ishkulite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
Osmium var. Iridosmine
Formula: (Os,Ir)
Phillipsite-Ca
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutheniridosmine
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Ruthenium
Formula: (Ru,Ir)
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Lead1.AA.05Pb
Gold1.AA.05Au
Ruthenium1.AF.05(Ru,Ir)
Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
Rutheniridosmine1.AF.05(Ir,Os,Ru)
Osmium
var. Iridosmine
1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Magnetite
var. Ishkulite
4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
var. Chrommagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
var. Iron-bearing Magnesite5.AB.05(Mg,Fe)CO3
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Phillipsite-Ca9.GC.10(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
O Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
O Magnetite var. ChrommagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
NaSodium
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
SSulfur
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S LauriteRuS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ca UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Ca Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
TiTitanium
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Cr MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Cr UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Cr Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Cr Magnetite var. ChrommagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Fe Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Fe Magnetite var. ChrommagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As SperrylitePtAs2
YYttrium
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
RuRuthenium
Ru Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ru Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru LauriteRuS2
Ru Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ru Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
RhRhodium
Rh Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite-Ca(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
OsOsmium
Os Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Os Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Ir Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ir Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ir Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
Ir Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
PtPlatinum
Pt Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb LeadPb
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benishangul-Gumuz_Region
Wikidata ID:Q207635
GeoNames ID:444181

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