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Monze District, Southern Province, Zambiai
Regional Level Types
Monze DistrictDistrict
Southern ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Monze30,257 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
297014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:297014:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Monze, Province Méridionale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Monze, provincia Meridionale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
蒙澤縣, 南部省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Monze District, Southern Province
Dutch:
Monze District, Southern, Zambia
Hill Mari:
Монзе , Кечӹвӓлвел провинци
Japanese:
モンゼ地区, 南部州 , ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Monzės apskritis, Pietų provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Monze Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Monze, Prowincja Południowa, Zambia


Monze District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Monze.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa25) characteristic of the L-group ordinary chondrites.
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
'Maskelynite'
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Abundant Ca-poor orthopyroxene ('hypersthene') a defining characteristic of the well-equilibrated L6 ordinary chondrites.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase is largely either deformed or converted to maskelynite.
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
'Maskelynite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monze_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031563
GeoNames ID:906042

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