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Odegi, Nasarawa, Nasarawa, Nigeriai
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Odegi- not defined -
NasarawaLocal Government Area
NasarawaState
NigeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 21' 57'' North , 7° 51' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nasarawa30,949 (2016)25.9km
Bugana9,737 (2016)51.3km
Keffi85,911 (2016)53.4km
Doma15,097 (2016)53.9km


In the Afu Hills, 'in the course of ground sluicing over albite-pegmatites bearing tin and subsidiary columbite , on the property of United Tin Areas of Nigeria [now Vectic Tin Mines, Ltd.]'. Exact locality unknown.

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10 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Bastnäsite-(La)
Formula: La(CO3)F
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Cavoite
Formula: CaV4+3O7
Description: On-line version of Handbook page (http://rruff.info/doclib/hom/cavoite.pdf) is in fact that of cerianite-(Ce).
Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La)F3
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Reference: Styles, M.T., Young, E.R. (1983) Fluocerite and its alteration products from the Afa Hills, Nigeria. Mineralogical Magazine: 47: 41-46.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15(Ce,La)F3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Cavoite ?4.HE.40CaV4+3O7
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(La)5.BD.20aLa(CO3)F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
OOxygen
O Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O CavoiteCaV34+O7
FFluorine
F Fluocerite-(Ce)(Ce,La)F3
F Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
CaCalcium
Ca CavoiteCaV34+O7
VVanadium
V CavoiteCaV34+O7
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
LaLanthanum
La Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
CeCerium
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Ce Fluocerite-(Ce)(Ce,La)F3
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
ThThorium
Th Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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