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Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
Regional Level Types
Lake LanganoLake
Oromia RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
11272
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11272:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
ኦሮምያ?
Other Languages:
French:
lac Langano, Oromia, Éthiopie
German:
Langano, Oromia, Äthiopien
Simplified Chinese:
蘭加諾湖, 奧羅米亞州, 埃塞俄比亚
Spanish:
Lago Langano, Oromía, Etiopía
Cebuano:
Langano Hāyk', Oromiya Region, Etiopia
Croatian:
Langano, Oromia, Etiopija
Esperanto:
Langano, Oromio, Etiopio
Finnish:
Langanojärvi, Oromia, Etiopia
Japanese:
ランガノ湖, オロミア州, エチオピア
Lithuanian:
Langanas, Oromijos regionas, Etiopija
Macedonian:
Ланганско Езеро, Етиопија
Serbian:
Језеро Лангано, Оромија, Етиопија
Serbo-Croatian:
Jezero Langano, Oromija, Etiopija
Swedish:
Langano Hāyk', Oromia, Etiopien
Welsh:
Llyn Langano, Ethiopia


Euhedral crystals in beach sands derived from trachyte.
Formerly in Showa region.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Quartz-beta'
Formula: SiO2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Quartz-beta'4.DA.55SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz-betaSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz-betaSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Langano
Wikidata ID:Q1804865
GeoNames ID:332263


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