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Lake Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar District, Ankara Province, Turkeyi
Regional Level Types
Lake TuzLake
Şereflikoçhisar DistrictDistrict
Ankara ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
145458
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145458:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
lac Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Turquie
German:
Tuz Gölü, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Türkei
Italian:
lago Salato, Distretto di Şereflikoçhisar, provincia di Ankara, Turchia
Russian:
Туз, Шерефликочхисар, Анкара, Турция
Simplified Chinese:
圖茲湖, 謝雷夫利科奇希薩爾, 安卡拉省, 土耳其
Spanish:
Lago Tuz, Provincia de Ankara, Turquía
Turkish:
Tuz Gölü, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Türkiye
Albanian:
Liqeni Tuz, Turqia
Armenian:
Թուզ լիճ, Դևեքսե, Անկարա, Թուրքիա
Azeri:
Tuz gölü, Şərəfliqoçhisar, Ankara ili, Türkiyə
Belarusian:
Туз, Анкара , Турцыя
Bulgarian:
Туз, Анкара, Турция
Catalan:
Llac Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar, Província d'Ankara, Turquia
Cebuano:
Lake Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Turkiya
Chuvash:
Туз, Анкара, Турци
Czech:
Tuz, Ankara , Turecko
Danish:
Tuzsøen, Kalkun
Dutch:
Tuz Gölü, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Turkije
Esperanto:
Lago Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar, Provinco Ankara, Turkio
Estonian:
Tuzi järv, Ankara provints, Türgi
Farsi/Persian:
دریاچه توز, شرفلی قوچ‌حصار, استان آنکارا, بوقلمون
Finnish:
Tuzinjärvi, Ankaran maakunta, Turkki
Georgian:
თუზის ტბა, ანკარის პროვინცია, თურქეთი
Greek:
Λίμνη Τουζ, Άγκυρα, Τουρκία
Hebrew:
ימת טוז, אנקרה, טורקיה
Hill Mari:
Туз йӓр, Шерефликочхисар, Анкара, Турци
Hungarian:
Tuz-tó, Ankara, Törökország
Japanese:
トゥズ湖, アンカラ県, トルコ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Тұз көлі, Түркия
Latin:
Lacus Tatta, Ancyra, Turcia
Latvian:
Tuza ezers, Ankaras ils, Turcija
Lithuanian:
Tūzo ežeras, Turkija
Norwegian:
Tuzsjøen, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Tyrkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tuzsjøen, Şereflikoçhisar, Provinsen Ankara, Tyrkia
Polish:
Tuz, Şerefli Koçhisar, Ankara, Turcja
Portuguese:
Lago Tuz, Ancara, Turquia
Serbian:
Туз, Анкарски вилајет, Турска
Serbo-Croatian:
Tuz, Ankara, Turska
Swedish:
Tuz Gölü, Ankara, Turkiet
Traditional Chinese:
圖茲湖, 安卡拉省, 土耳其
Ukrainian:
Туз, Анкара, Туреччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Tuz koʻli, Ankara, Turkiya
Vietnamese:
Hồ Tuz, Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Welsh:
Llyn Tuz, Ankara, Twrci
Zazaki:
Golê Sole, Şereflikoçhisar, Anqara, Tırkiya


A salt lake.
Its area is shared by the provinces of Ankara, Konya, and Aksaray.

"When I visited Turkey in 1987, the beach of the lake was formed by a crust of white, intergrown halite crystals. The crust continued under the water, which means the lake is really salty. BTW: 'Tuz' is the Turkish word for 'salt'" (Erik Vercammen observations)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Huntite
Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Polyhalite
Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘHuntite5.AB.25CaMg3(CO3)4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPolyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Caⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tuz
Wikidata ID:Q211823
GeoNames ID:298679


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