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Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Yatenga ProvinceProvince
Nord RegionRegion
Burkina FasoCountry

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Aerial view of gold diggings near Kalsaka

Kalsaka Mine, Kalsaka Department, Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
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Aerial view of gold diggings near Kalsaka

Kalsaka Mine, Kalsaka Department, Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
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Aerial view of gold diggings near Kalsaka

Kalsaka Mine, Kalsaka Department, Yatenga Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Neighbouring regions:
Bam Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Loroum Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Passoré Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Zondoma Province, Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Koro Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali
Type:
Province
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ouahigouya61,096 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
287181
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287181:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
German:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Italian:
provincia di Yatenga, regione del Nord, Burkina Faso
Russian:
Ятенга, Северная область, Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
雅滕加省, 北部大區, 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Provincia de Yatenga, Región Norte, Burkina Faso
Arabic:
محافظة ياتنغا, الشمالي, بوركينا فاسو
Bengali:
ইয়াটেঙ্গা প্রদেশ, বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Cebuano:
Province du Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Farsi/Persian:
استان یاتنگا, بورکینافاسو
Finnish:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Galician:
Yatenga, Rexión Norte, Burquina Faso
Greek:
Γιατενγκά, Νορ, Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
યતેંગા પ્રાંત, બુર્કિના ફાસો
Hindi:
यतींगा प्रांत, बुर्किना फासो
Indonesian:
Provinsi Yatenga, Region Nord, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
ヤテンガ県, 北部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Kannada:
ಯಟೆಂಗ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Korean:
야텡가 현, 북부주, 부르키나파소
Latvian:
Jatengas province, Burkinafaso
Lithuanian:
Jatengos provincija, Šiaurės regionas, Burkina Fasas
Malay:
Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Marathi:
यतेंगा प्रांत, बर्किना फासो
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Yatenga Séng, Nord, Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Polish:
Prowincja Yatenga, Region Nord, Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Yatenga, Região Norte, Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Yatenga, Regiunea Nord, Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
යටෙන්ගා පළාත, බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Swedish:
Province du Yatenga, Nord, Burkina Faso
Tamil:
யாதென்க மாகாணம், புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Telugu:
యెటెంగా ప్రావిన్స్, బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
จังหวัดยาเทนก้า, บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Traditional Chinese:
雅滕加省, 北部大區, 布基納法索
Turkish:
Yatenga Province, Nord Bölgesi, Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Ятенга, Північна область, Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
یاتئنگا صوبہ, شمالی علاقہ, برکینا فاسو
Vietnamese:
Yatenga, Burkina Faso
Waray:
Yatenga, Burkina Faso


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatenga_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1074521
GeoNames ID:2353568

Localities in this Region

Burkina Faso

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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