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Kankan Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guineai
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Kankan PrefecturePrefecture
Kankan RegionRegion
GuineaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Kabadougou, Denguélé, Ivory Coast
Beyla Prefecture, Nzérékoré Region, Guinea
Mandiana Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea
Kérouané Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea
Siguiri Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea
Kissidougou Prefecture, Faranah Region, Guinea
Kouroussa Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea
Type:
Prefecture
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kankan114,009 (2012)
Tokonou6,729 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
468428
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:468428:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
préfecture de Kankan, Kankan, Guinée
German:
Kankan, Region Kankan, Guinea
Italian:
prefettura di Kankan, regione di Kankan, Guinea
Russian:
Канкан, Канкан, Гвинея
Simplified Chinese:
康康省, 康康大區, 几内亚
Spanish:
Kankan, Kankan, Guinea
Arabic:
محافظة كانكان, إقليم كانكان, غينيا
Cebuano:
Kankan Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea
Dutch:
Kankan , Kankan, Guinea
Farsi/Persian:
استان کانکان, گینه
Fula:
Kankan, Gine
Greek:
Κανκάν, Κανκάν, Γουινέα
Hebrew:
קאנקאן , קאנקאן , גינאה
Japanese:
カンカン県, カンカン州, ギニア
Northern Frisian:
Kankan , Kankan, Guinea
Norwegian:
Kankan, Kankan, Guinea
Polish:
Kankan , Kankan, Gwinea
Swedish:
Kankan , Kankan Region, Guinea
Urdu:
کانکان پریفیکچور, کانکان علاقہ, جمہوریہ گنی


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Breyite
Formula: Ca3Si3O9
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Jeffbenite
Formula: Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ Periclase
Formula: MgO
ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase
Formula: (Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ 'UM1999-35-SiO:Ca'
Formula: CaSi2O5

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPericlase4.AB.25MgO
ⓘvar. Ferropericlase4.AB.25(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘJeffbenite9.AD.55Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘBreyite9.CA.25Ca3Si3O9
Unclassified
ⓘ'UM1999-35-SiO:Ca'-CaSi2O5

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ PericlaseMgO
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Oⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Oⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Oⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ PericlaseMgO
Mgⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Mgⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
AlAluminium
Alⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Siⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Siⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Caⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kankan_Prefecture
Wikidata ID:Q581719
GeoNames ID:2419991

Localities in this Region

Guinea

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