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Solwezi, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambiai
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SolweziCity
Solwezi DistrictDistrict
North-Western ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 10' 59'' South , 26° 23' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
341111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341111:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Province Nord-Occidentale, Zambie
German:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Nordwestprovinz, Sambia
Italian:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Provincia Nord-Occidentale, Zambia
Russian:
Солвези, Солвези, Северо-Западная провинция, Замбия
Simplified Chinese:
索盧韋齊, 索盧韋齊, 西北省, 赞比亚
Spanish:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Provincia del Noroeste, Zambia
Afrikaans:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Noordwestelike Provinsie, Zambië
Arabic:
سولويزي, سولويزي, المحافظة الشمالية الغربية, زامبيا
Bulgarian:
Солуези, Солуези, Северозападна провинция, Замбия
Cebuano:
Solwezi , Solwezi , North-Western Province
Croatian:
Solwezi, Solwezi
Danish:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Northwestern Province, Zambia
Dutch:
Solwezi, Solwezi, North-Western, Zambia
Greek:
Σολουέζι, Σολουέζι, Βορειοδυτική Επαρχία, Ζάμπια
Hill Mari:
Солвези, Солвези, Йыд-вадывел провинци
Japanese:
ソルウェジ, ソルウェジ, 北西州, ザンビア
Korean:
솔웨지, 솔웨지, 북서부 주, 잠비아
Lithuanian:
Solvezis, Solvezis, Šiaurės vakarų provincija, Zambija
Northern Frisian:
Solwezi , Solwezi, North-Western
Norwegian:
Solwesi, Solwesi, North-Western, Zambia
Polish:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Prowincja Północno-Zachodnia, Zambia
Portuguese:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Noroeste, Zâmbia
Romanian:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Provincia de Nord-Vest, Zambia
Turkish:
Solwezi, Solwezi, Kuzeybatı Bölgesi, Zambiya
Ukrainian:
Солвезі, Солвезі, Північно-Західна провінція, Замбія
Urdu:
سولویزی, سولویزی, شمال مغربی صوبہ، زیمبیا


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Ella Masciulli specimensIdentification: Visual Identification
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
Ella Masciulli specimensIdentification: Visual Identification
Quartz var. Ametrine
Formula: SiO2
References:
Ella Masciulli specimensIdentification: Visual Identification

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ametrine4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. AmetrineSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmetrineSiO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solwezi
Wikidata ID:Q871209

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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