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Namentenga Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Namentenga ProvinceProvince
Centre-Nord RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Sanmatenga Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Séno Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Ganzourgou Province, Plateau-Central Region, Burkina Faso
Kouritenga Province, Centre-Est Region, Burkina Faso
Type:
Province
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Boulsa17,489 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
159609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159609:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
German:
Namentenga, Mitte-Nord, Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Namentenga, regione del Centro-Nord, Burkina Faso
Russian:
Наментенга, Северо-Центральная область, Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
納門滕加省, 中北大區, 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Namentenga, Región Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
محافظة نامنتنغا, الوسط شمالي, بوركينا فاسو
Basque:
Namentenga probintzia, Erdialde-Iparraldea, Burkina Faso
Bengali:
নামেনটেঙ্গা প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Province du Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Namentenga Province, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Farsi/Persian:
استان نامنتنگا, بورکینافاسو
Finnish:
Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Galician:
Namentenga, Rexión Centro-Norte, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Ναμεντένγκα, Σαντρ-Νορ, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
પ્રાંત નામેંટેંગા, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
नमेंटेंगा प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Namentenga, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
ナメテンガ県, 中北部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ನಾಮೆಂಟೆಂಗಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
나멘텡가 현, 중북부 주, 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Namentengas province, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Namentengos provincija, Vidurio Šiaurės regionas, Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Namentenga Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
नॉर्थेंगा प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Namentenga Séng, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Namentenga, Region Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Namentenga, Região Centro-Norte, Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Namentenga, Regiunea Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
නමෙන්ටෙන්ගා පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Province du Namentenga, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
நாமென்டேங்கா மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
నామెంటెంగా ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดนาเมนเทนกา, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Traditional Chinese:
納門滕加省, 中北大區, 布基納法索
Turkish:
Namentenga Province, Centre-Nord Bölgesi, Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Наментенга, Північно-Центральна область, Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
نامینتینجا صوبہ, وسطی-شمالی علاقہ, برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Namentenga, Burkina Faso
Waray:
Namentenga, Burkina Faso


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14 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namentenga_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1142044
GeoNames ID:2357611

Localities in this Region

Burkina Faso

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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