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Goalpara District, Assam, Indiai
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Goalpara DistrictDistrict
AssamState
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Neighbouring regions:
Kamrup District, Assam, India
Barpeta District, Assam, India
North Garo Hills District, Meghalaya, India
Bongaigaon District, Assam, India
West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya, India
South Salmara-Mankachar District, Assam, India
Dhubri District, Assam, India
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Goālpāra50,759 (2014)
Lakhipur14,045 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
334945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334945:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Goalpara, Assam, Inde
German:
Goalpara, Assam, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Goalpara, Assam, India
Russian:
Гоалпара, Ассам, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
戈阿帕拉縣, 阿萨姆邦, 印度
Spanish:
Goalpara, Assam, India
Assamese:
গোৱালপাৰা জিলা, অসম, ভাৰত
Asturian:
Goalpara, Assam, India
Bengali:
গোয়ালপাড়া জেলা, অসম, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de Goalpara, Assam, Índia
Cebuano:
Goālpāra, Assam, Indya
Dutch:
Goalpara, Assam, Indië
Finnish:
Goalparan piirikunta, Assam, Intia
Gujarati:
ગોલપારા જિલ્લો, આસામ, ભારત
Hindi:
गोवालपारा जिला, असम, भारत
Japanese:
ガルパラー県, アッサム, インド
Malayalam:
ഗോവാല്‍പാറ ജില്ല, ആസാം, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
गोलपारा जिल्हा, आसाम, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Goalpara, Assam, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
ग्वालपाडा जिल्ला, आसाम, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
गोवालपारा जिल्ला, आसाम, भारत
Norwegian:
Goalpara, Assam, India
Occitan:
Districte de Goalpara, Assam, Índia
Odia:
ଗାେଓ୍ବାଲପାରା ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ଆସାମ, ଭାରତ
Polish:
Goalpara, Asam, Indie
Sanskrit:
Biswanath, असमराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Goalpara, Assam, Indien
Tamil:
கோல்பாரா மாவட்டம், அசாம், இந்தியா
Telugu:
గోఆల్పరా జిల్లా, అసోం, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
گوالپارا ضلع, آسام, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Goalpara, Assam, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع گولپاڑا, آسام, ھندستان


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ⓘ Chaoite
Formula: C
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Lonsdaleite
Formula: C
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘChaoite1.CB.05bC
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
ⓘLonsdaleite1.CB.10bC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘClinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ ChaoiteC
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ LonsdaleiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalpara_district
Wikidata ID:Q42522
GeoNames ID:1271152

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India

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References

Van Breemen, O., Bowes, D. R., Bhattacharjee, C. C., Chowdhary, P. K. (1989) Late Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic Rb-Sr Whole-rock and Mineral Ages for Granite and Pegmatite, Goalpara, Assam, India. Journal Geological Society of India, 34 (1). 89-92 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1989/340108
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