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Baran district, Rajasthan, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Baran districtMunicipality
RajasthanState
IndiaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Kota district, Rajasthan, India
Sheopur District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Guna District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bārān87,478 (2014)
Anta30,598 (2014)
Chhabra25,676 (2014)
Māngrol23,896 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
335282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335282:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Baran, Rajasthan, Inde
German:
Baran, Rajasthan, Indien
Hindi:
बाराँ जिला, राजस्थान, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Baran, Rajasthan, India
Russian:
Баран, Раджастхан, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
巴蘭縣, 拉贾斯坦邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Baran, Rajastán, India
Arabic:
منطقة باران, راجستان, الهند
Asturian:
Baran, Rayastán, India
Bengali:
বরন জেলা, রাজস্থান, ভারত
Danish:
Baran, Rajasthan, Indien
Dutch:
Baran, Rajasthan, Indië
Gujarati:
બરાન જિલ્લો, રાજસ્થાન, ભારત
Japanese:
バーラン, ラージャスターン, インド
Kannada:
ಬರಾನ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನ, ಭಾರತ
Korean:
바란 디스트릭, 라자스탄주, 인도
Malayalam:
ബരന്‍ ജില്ല, രാജസ്ഥാൻ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
बरान जिल्हा, राजस्थान, भारत
Mingrelian:
ბარანიშ ოლქი, რაჯასტანი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Baran, Rajasthan, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
बाराँ जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बारां जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Norwegian:
Baran, Rajasthan, India
Portuguese:
Baran district, Rajastão, Índia
Punjabi:
ਬਾਰਾਂ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ, ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ, ਭਾਰਤ
Sanskrit:
बारामण्डलम्, राजस्थानराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Baran, Rajasthan, Indien
Tamil:
பரான் மாவட்டம், ராஜஸ்தான், இந்தியா
Telugu:
బరన్ జిల్లా, రాజస్థాన్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
باراں, راجستھان, بھارت
Western Punjabi:
ضلع بارن, راجستھان, ھندستان


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘvar. Breunnerite5.AB.05(Mg,Fe)CO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite(Mg,Fe)CO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran_district
Wikidata ID:Q2329717
GeoNames ID:7701212

Localities in this Region

India

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