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West Region, Camerooni
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West RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Adamawa Region, Cameroon
Centre Region, Cameroon
Northwest Region, Cameroon
Littoral Region, Cameroon
Southwest Region, Cameroon
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bafoussam290,768 (2013)
Mbouda111,320 (2014)
Dschang96,112 (2013)
Foumban92,673 (2014)
Foumbot84,065 (2014)
Bafang80,688 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
26826
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26826:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Région de l'Ouest, Cameroun
German:
Ouest, Kamerun
Italian:
regione dell'Ovest, Camerun
Russian:
Западный регион, Камерун
Simplified Chinese:
西部区, 喀麦隆
Spanish:
Región del Oeste, Camerún
Arabic:
الغرب, الكاميرون
Armenian:
Արևմտյան շրջան, Կամերուն
Basque:
Mendebaldea , Kamerun
Belarusian:
Заходні рэгіён, Камерун
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Заходні рэгіён, Камэрун
Bengali:
ওয়েস্ট, ক্যামেরুন
Catalan:
Regió Oest, Camerun
Cebuano:
West Region, Kamerun
Danish:
Vest Region, Cameroun
Dutch:
Ouest, Kameroen
Esperanto:
Okcidenta Regiono, Kameruno
Estonian:
Läänepiirkond, Kamerun
Farsi/Persian:
منطقه غرب, کامرون
Finnish:
West, Kamerun
Georgian:
დასავლეთის რეგიონი, კამერუნი
Greek:
Δυτική Περιφέρεια, Καμερούν
Gujarati:
વેસ્ટ, કૅમરૂન
Hebrew:
מחוז המערב, קמרון
Hindi:
पश्चिम, कैमरुन
Indonesian:
Region Barat, Kamerun
Japanese:
西部州, カメルーン
Kannada:
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ, ಕ್ಯಾಮರೂನ್
Korean:
서부주, 카메룬
Latvian:
Rietumu reģions, Kamerūna
Lithuanian:
Vakarų regionas, Kamerūnas
Malay:
West Region, Cameroon
Marathi:
पश्चिम, कामेरून
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ouest Chiu, Cameroon
Northern Frisian:
Ouest , Kameruun
Norwegian:
Ouest, Kamerun
Polish:
Region Zachodni, Kamerun
Portuguese:
Oeste, Camarões
Romanian:
Provincia de Vest, Camerun
Sinhalese:
බස්නාහිර, කැමරූන්
Swedish:
Västra regionen, Kamerun
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Ғарбӣ, Камерун
Tamil:
வெஸ்ட், கமரூன்
Telugu:
పశ్చిమ, కామెరూన్
Thai:
เวส, แคเมอรูน
Turkish:
Batı Bölgesi, Kamerun
Ukrainian:
Західний регіон, Камерун
Urdu:
مغربی علاقہ, کیمرون
Vietnamese:
Khu vực Phía Tây, Cameroon
Wu Chinese:
西部区 , 喀麦隆
Yoruba:
ìwọ̀ oòrùn, Kamẹrúùn


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Sodic amphibole'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Fassaite		9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'var. Perthite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Sodic amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Region_(Cameroon)
Wikidata ID:Q165784
GeoNames ID:2222934

Localities in this Region

Cameroon

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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