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Piéla Department, Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Piéla DepartmentDepartment
Gnagna ProvinceProvince
Est RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° North , 0° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~81km
Mindat Locality ID:
280486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280486:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Piéla, Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
German:
Piéla, Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Italian:
Piéla, provincia di Gnagna, Regione dell'Est , Burkina Faso
Spanish:
Piéla, Provincia de Gnagna, Región Este, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Piéla Department, Gnagna, Est , Burkina Faso
Japanese:
ピエラ郡, グナグナ州, 東部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Portuguese:
Piéla, Gnagna, Região Este , Burkina Faso


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Coloradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
Te ColoradoiteHgTe
AuGold
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%A9la_Department
Wikidata ID:Q834798
GeoNames ID:2356530

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