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Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeriai
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
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Spessartine

Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
Neighbouring regions:
Afijio, Oyo, Nigeria
Ibarapa East, Oyo, Nigeria
Ibarapa North, Oyo, Nigeria
Ido, Oyo, Nigeria
Itesiwaju, Oyo, Nigeria
Iwajowa, Oyo, Nigeria
Kajola, Oyo, Nigeria
Oyo West, Oyo, Nigeria
Type:
Local Government Area
Mindat Locality ID:
217571
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217571:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Iseyin, État d'Oyo, Nigeria
German:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
Hausa:
Iseyin , Oyo, Nijeriya
Italian:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
Russian:
Исейин, Ойо, Нигерия
Simplified Chinese:
伊塞因, 奥约州, 奈及利亞
Spanish:
Iseyin, Estado Oyo, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Ìséyìn, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀yọ́, Nàìjíríà
Arabic:
إسيين, أويو, نيجيريا
Dutch:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
Esperanto:
Iseyin, Ŝtato Ojo, Niĝerio
Farsi/Persian:
ایسین , ایالت اویو, نیجریه
Lithuanian:
Isejinas, Nigerija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Iseyin
Polish:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria
Portuguese:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigéria
Romanian:
Iseyin, Statul Oyo, Nigeria
Swedish:
Iseyin, Oyo, Nigeria


Placer about 60 km northwest of Ibadan.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseyin
Wikidata ID:Q1673881
GeoNames ID:2337181


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References

Zang, J., Schoder, K., Luhn, M. (1999). Spessartine from Nigeria. Gems & Gemology, 35(4), 216
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