Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leonei
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Pujehun District | District |
Southern Province | Province |
Sierra Leone | Country |
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Other Languages:
German:
Pujehun, Southern, Sierra Leone
Italian:
Distretto di Pujehun, provincia del Sud, Sierra Leone
Russian:
Пуджехун, Южная провинция, Сьерра-Леоне
Simplified Chinese:
普杰洪区, 南方省, 塞拉利昂
Spanish:
Distrito de Pujehun, Provincia del Sur, Sierra Leona
Bulgarian:
Пужехун, Южна провинция, Сиера Леоне
Cebuano:
Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Dutch:
Pujehun, Southern, Sierra Leone
Finnish:
Pujehunin piirikunta, Eteläinen maakunta, Sierra Leone
Greek:
Πουτζεχούν, Νότια Περιφέρεια, Σιέρα Λεόνε
Indonesian:
Distrik Pujehun, Provinsi Selatan, Sierra Leone
Lithuanian:
Pudžehuno apygarda, Pietų provincija, Siera Leonė
Polish:
Dystrykt Pujehun, Prowincja Południowa, Sierra Leone
Portuguese:
Pujehun, Província do Sul, Serra Leoa
Swedish:
Pujehun, Södra provinsen, Sierra Leone
Ukrainian:
Пуджегун, Південна провінція, Сьєрра-Леоне
Vietnamese:
Pujehun, Tỉnh Phía Nam, Sierra Leone
Pujehun District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Pujehun. The other major towns in the district include Gandorhun, Zimmi, Gendema, Masam, Bomi and Potoru.
The district of Pujehun borders the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest, the Republic of Liberia to the southeast, Kenema District to the northeast, Bo District to the north and Bonthe District to the west. It occupies a total space of 4,105 km² and comprises twelve chiefdoms.
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ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Smit, K. V., Shirey, S. B., & Wang, W. (2016). Type Ib diamond formation and preservation in the West African lithospheric mantle: Re–Os age constraints from sulphide inclusions in Zimmi diamonds. Precambrian Research, 286, 152-166. |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Colour: The host diamonds are Ib types that still preserve isolated nitrogen (C centres) Reference: Smit, K. V., D’Haenens-Johansson, U. F., Howell, D., Loudin, L. C., & Wang, W. (2018). Deformation-related spectroscopic features in natural Type Ib-IaA diamonds from Zimmi (West African craton). Mineralogy and Petrology, 112(1), 243-257. |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Smit, K. V., Shirey, S. B., & Wang, W. (2016). Type Ib diamond formation and preservation in the West African lithospheric mantle: Re–Os age constraints from sulphide inclusions in Zimmi diamonds. Precambrian Research, 286, 152-166. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Smit, K. V., Shirey, S. B., & Wang, W. (2016). Type Ib diamond formation and preservation in the West African lithospheric mantle: Re–Os age constraints from sulphide inclusions in Zimmi diamonds. Precambrian Research, 286, 152-166. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pujehun_District |
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Wikidata ID: | Q927464 |
GeoNames ID: | 2404399 |
Localities in this Region
- Southern Province
- Pujehun District
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
African PlateTectonic Plate
- West African CratonCraton
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