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Angaur Island, Palaui
Regional Level Types
Angaur IslandIsland
PalauCountry

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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
07004530016636906365452.jpg
View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
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View of the Ngeaur Island phosphate mining area, ca. 1930.

Angaur Island, Palau
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Angaur320 (2011)
Angaur State188 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
245494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245494:1
GUID (UUID V4):
15c17863-c55a-4475-b9cb-128fe8310587
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ngeaur Island; Île d’Angaur
Other Languages:
French:
Angaur, Palau
German:
Angaur, Palau
Italian:
Angaur, Palau
Russian:
Ангаур, Палау
Simplified Chinese:
安加爾, 帛琉
Spanish:
Angaur, Palaos
Arabic:
ولاية أنغاور, بالاو
Belarusian:
Ангаур, Палау
Bengali:
এঙ্গুয়ার
Catalan:
Angaur, Palau
Cebuano:
Angaur
Central Bikol:
Angaur
Danish:
Angaur, Palau
Dutch:
Angaur, Palau
Finnish:
Angaur, Palau
Galician:
Angaur, Palau
Greek:
Ανγκόρ, Palau
Gujarati:
અંગૌર
Hebrew:
אנגאור, פלאו
Hill Mari:
Ангаур
Hindi:
अंगौर, पलाऊ
Indonesian:
Angaur, Palau
Japanese:
アンガウル州, パラオ
Kannada:
ಆಂಗೌರ್
Kinyarwanda:
Angaur
Korean:
앙가우르주, 팔라우
Latvian:
Angaura, Palau
Lithuanian:
Angauras, Palau
Macedonian:
Ангаур, Палау
Malay:
Angaur
Marathi:
अंगौर
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Angaur Chiu
Norwegian:
Angaur, Palau
Polish:
Angaur, Palau
Portuguese:
Angaur, Palau
Sinhalese:
අන්ගුවාර්
Swedish:
Angaur, Palau
Tamil:
அந்குர்
Telugu:
ఆంగార్
Thai:
อันกัว, ปาเลา
Turkish:
Angaur, Palau
Ukrainian:
Ангаур, Палау
Urdu:
انگاور
Vietnamese:
Angaur, Palau


Angaur (Japanese: アンガウル, Hepburn: Angauru) or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² (3 mi²). The state capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side. A second village, Rois, is immediately east of Ngeremasch.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Ferromerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaFe2+(PO4)7
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
FeIron
Fe FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7

Fossils

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

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Peliliu Limestone32.588 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Metalia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Metalia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phyllacanthus imperialis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Phyllacanthus : Phyllacanthus imperialis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Brissus latecarinatus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Brissus : Brissus latecarinatus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angaur
Wikidata ID:Q530813
GeoNames ID:4037653

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