Enkafala, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Enkafala | - not defined - |
| Kilbet Rasu | Zone |
| Afar Region | Region |
| Ethiopia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° 7' 48'' North , 40° 8' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shaguby | 500 (2007) | 56.3km |
Thin sedimentary manganese ore bed, interstratified with Plio-Pleistocene clastic marine sediments.
About 40,000 tons of ore were produced between 1958 and 1963. Remaining reserves are estimated to be 75,000 tons.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Afar Triangle (Afar Depression)
- Danakil DepressionDepression
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African PlateTectonic Plate
- East African Rift
- Ethiopian RiftNarrow Rift
- Red Sea basinBasin
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