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Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambiai
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Chibombo DistrictDistrict
Central ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chibombo4,477 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
245164
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245164:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Chibombo, Province centrale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Chibombo, Provincia Centrale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
奇邦博县, 中央省, 赞比亚
Spanish:
Distrito de Chibombo, Provincia Central, Zambia
Cebuano:
Chibombo District, Central Province
Dutch:
Chibombo District, Central, Zambia
Hill Mari:
Чибомбо, Покшал провинци
Indonesian:
Distrik Chibombo, Zambia
Japanese:
チボンボ地区, 中央州, ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Čibombo apskritis, Centrinė provincija, Zambija
Polish:
Dystrykt Chibombo, Prowincja Centralna, Zambia


Chibombo District is a district of Central Province, Zambia. It consists of two constituencies, namely Keembe and Katuba.

Its headquarters are at Chibombo, and it lies between the Lukanga Swamp in the west and the end of the Luangwa Valley in the east.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Franklinite
Formula: Zn2+Fe3+2O4
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Franklinite4.BB.05Zn2+Fe3+2O4
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Genthelvite9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Be GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
O HematiteFe2O3
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
S GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Zn FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibombo_District
Wikidata ID:Q595913
GeoNames ID:8714549

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