Nauru (original) (raw)
Naurui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nauru | Country |
Mindat Locality ID:
187668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187668:3
714411b8-30d8-4fec-a913-bb49fe756c33
An island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific.
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 km².
Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island.
Mining ceased in 2000 and re-commenced on a smaller scale in 2006.
80% of the island's surface has been strip-mined.
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Chemical Elements
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram
Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.
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List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.
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| Occurrences | 1 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 2.59 Ma (Pleistocene) |
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age PhyseteroideasuperfamilyAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteroidea2.588 - 0.0117 MaPleistocene |
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