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Eboundja, Kribi, Océan, South Region, Camerooni
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EboundjaVillage
KribiCommune
OcéanDepartment
South RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
2° 48' 1'' North , 9° 53' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
25918
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25918:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ebounja


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


21 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Rémondite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula: Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
Type Locality:
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Burbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Rémondite-(Ce) (TL)5.AD.15Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Hastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Cancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
H Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
H HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
C CalciteCaCO3
C Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
C Rémondite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
O Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O Rémondite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Na Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Na Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Na HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Rémondite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Al HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ca Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca Rémondite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SrStrontium
Sr Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
BaBarium
Ba Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ce Rémondite-(Ce)Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

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