Tombel Plain, Southwest Region, Camerooni
Regional Level Types | |
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Tombel Plain | Valley |
Southwest Region | Region |
Cameroon | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 45' North , 9° 45' East
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Köppen climate type:
20 x 70 km graben extends between Mount Cameroon and Mount Manengouba and across it are distributed more than 70 tuff cones, generally less than 100 m high but reaching 150 m. Mount Koupe, Littoral Region, Cameroon lies in the centre of the plain.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78). |
ⓘ 'Glass' Reference: Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78). |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78). |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78). |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Woolley, A. R. (2001). Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world. Part 3: Africa. Geological Society. Natural History Museum, London, p. 36.
Le Maitre, R. W., Bateman, P., Dudek, A., Keller, J., Lameyre, J., Le Bas, M. J., ... & Woolley, A. R. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Recommendations of the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous rocks. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Tchoua, F. (1971). Le volcanisme strombolien de la plaine de Tombel (Cameroun). In Annales de la Faculté des sciences du Cameroun (pp. 53-78).
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