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Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenyai
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LodwarTown
Turkana CountyCounty
KenyaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Lodwar20,219 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
284686
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284686:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya
German:
Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenia
Italian:
Lodwar, Kenya
Russian:
Лодвар, Кения
Simplified Chinese:
洛德瓦爾, 圖爾卡納郡, 肯尼亚
Spanish:
Lodwar, Condado de Turkana, Kenia
Swahili:
Lodwar, Kaunti ya Turkana, Kenya
Arabic:
لودوار, توركانا, كينيا
Catalan:
Lodwar, Kenya
Danish:
Lodwar, Kenya
Dutch:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenia
Farsi/Persian:
لودوار, شهرستان تورکانا, کنیا
Finnish:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenia
Georgian:
ლოდვარი, კენია
Japanese:
ロドワル, トゥルカナ , ケニア
Lithuanian:
Lodvaras, Kenija
Macedonian:
Лодвар, Кенија
Norwegian:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya
Polish:
Lodwar, Kenia
Portuguese:
Lodwar, Quénia
Romanian:
Lodwar, Kenya
Serbian:
Лодвар, Кенија
Swedish:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya
Tagalog:
Lodwar, Kenya
Traditional Chinese:
洛德瓦爾, 肯雅
Urdu:
لودوار, ترکانا کاؤنٹی, کینیا
Vietnamese:
Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya


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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular
var. Tsavorite
9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series
var. Rhodolite'
-Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Megantereon whitei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Megantereon : Megantereon whitei3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodwar
Wikidata ID:Q995707
GeoNames ID:189280

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