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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pafos District; Baf kazası
One of the districts of Cyprus.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Cyprusite' Locality: Chrysohu Bay, Paphos District, Cyprus |
| ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite Formula: (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Mordenite Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O References: Psersonal communication, Erich Keck.Identification: XRD |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroniumjarosite | 7.BC.10 | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Mordenite | 9.GD.35 | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Gmelinite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Cyprusite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fossils
There are 285 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 285 | ||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 3.60 Ma (Pliocene) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic) | ||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 9 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphos_District |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q59133 |
| GeoNames ID: | 146213 |
Localities in this Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Cyprus
- Troodos mountain rangeMountain Range
Indian Plate
- Zagros OrogenAccretionary Complex
Island of CyprusIsland
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Poullas Quarry, Androlikou, Paphos District, Cyprus