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Bongolava, Madagascari
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BongolavaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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PlacePopulation
Tsiroanomandidy27,060 (2018)
Fenoarivo Be19,605 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
191984
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191984:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bongolava, Madagascar
German:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Italian:
Regione di Bongolava, Madagascar
Malagasy:
Faritr'i Bongolava, Madagasikara
Russian:
Бонголава, Мадагаскар
Simplified Chinese:
邦古拉法區, 马达加斯加
Spanish:
Región de Bongolava, Madagascar
Arabic:
بونغولافا, مدغشقر
Bengali:
বঙ্গলাভা, মাদাগাস্কার
Breton:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Bulgarian:
Бонголава, Мадагаскар
Cebuano:
Bongolava Region, Madagascar
Danish:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Dutch:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Farsi/Persian:
بونگولاوا, ماداگاسکار
Finnish:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Greek:
Μπονγκολάβα, Μαδαγασκάρη
Gujarati:
બોંગોલાવા, મડાગાસ્કર
Hindi:
बोंगोलवा, मेडागास्कर
Indonesian:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Japanese:
ブングラバ地域圏, マダガスカル
Kannada:
ಬೊಂಗ್ವಾವಾ, ಮಡಗಾಸ್ಕರ್
Korean:
봉골라바 구, 마다가스카르
Latvian:
Bongolava, Madagaskara
Lithuanian:
Bongolava, Madagaskaras
Malay:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Marathi:
बोंगोवावा, मादागास्कर
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bongolava Khu
Norwegian:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Polish:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Portuguese:
Bongolava, Madagáscar
Romanian:
Regiunea Bongolava, Madagascar
Serbo-Croatian:
Regija Bongolava, Madagaskar
Sinhalese:
බොන්ගොලවා, මැඩගස්කරය
Swahili:
Bongolava, Madagaska
Swedish:
Bongolavaregionen, Madagaskar
Tamil:
போங்கோலவ, மடகாசுகர்
Telugu:
బోంగోలావా, మడగాస్కర్
Thai:
บอนโกลาวา, ประเทศมาดากัสการ์
Turkish:
Bongolava, Madagaskar
Ukrainian:
Бонголава, Мадагаскар
Urdu:
بونگولاوا, مڈغاسکر
Vietnamese:
Bongolava, Madagascar


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27 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: Y(TiNb)O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Alkali Feldspar'
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Eckermannite ?
Formula: NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Probably ot eckermannite according to the new nomenclature of amphiboles
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
References:
In Collection of Martin SlamaIdentification: Visual Identification
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Ferro-edenite
Formula: NaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
'K Feldspar'
Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Formula: {Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite ?
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Description: Id based only on visual properties: color
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: earth crust on feldspar
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05Y(TiNb)O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Euclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Ferro-edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Eckermannite ?9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Magnesio-arfvedsonite9.DE.25{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Aenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite ?
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
H Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
O Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnataseTiO2
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
O Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Na Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Na Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Al Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Si Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Ti Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
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 Ferro-edeniteNaCa2Fe52+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
YYttrium
Y Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

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Wikidata ID:Q679739
GeoNames ID:7670853

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