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Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabiai
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Northern Borders RegionRegion
Saudi ArabiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Arar148,540 (2016)
Turaif40,819 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
145814
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145814:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mintaqah Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah
Other Languages:
Arabic:
منطقة الحدود الشمالية, السعودية
French:
Hudud ach-Chamaliya, Arabie saoudite
German:
Nördliche Grenzregion, Saudi-Arabien
Italian:
Al-Hudud al-Shamaliyya, Arabia Saudita
Russian:
Эль-Худуд-эш-Шамалия, Саудовская Аравия
Simplified Chinese:
北部边疆省, 沙特阿拉伯
Spanish:
Provincia de la Frontera del Norte, Arabia Saudita
Belarusian:
Эль-Худуд эш-Шамалія, Саудаўская Аравія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Эль-Худуд эш-Шамалія
Catalan:
Província de la Frontera Septentrional, Aràbia Saudita
Cebuano:
Minţaqat al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah
Czech:
al-Hudúd aš-Šamálijah, Saúdská Arábie
Dutch:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Saoedi-Arabië
Egyptian Arabic:
منطقه الحدود الشماليه
Esperanto:
Regiono de la Norda Landlimo
Estonian:
Al-Ḩudūd ash-Shamālīyah, Saudi Araabia
Farsi/Persian:
استان مرزهای شمالی, عربستان سعودی
Finnish:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Saudi-Arabia
Greek:
Επαρχία Βορείων Συνόρων, Σαουδική Αραβία
Hindi:
उत्तरी सीमाएँ प्रान्त, सउदी अरब
Hungarian:
Északi határvidék tartomány, Szaúd-Arábia
Indonesian:
Hududusy Syamaliyah, Arab Saudi
Japanese:
北部国境州, サウジアラビア
Kapampangan:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah
Korean:
북부 변경주, 사우디아라비아
Lithuanian:
Šiaurinio Krašto emyratas, Saudo Arabija
Malay:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah
Malayalam:
വടക്കൻ അതിർത്തി പ്രവിശ്യ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pak-pō͘ Pian-kài Séng
Norwegian:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Saudi-Arabia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Den nordlege grenseregionen
Polish:
Północna Prowincja Graniczna, Arabia Saudyjska
Portuguese:
Fronteira do Norte, Arábia Saudita
Romanian:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Arabia Saudită
Scots:
Northren Borders Province
Serbian:
Северна граница, Саудијска Арабија
South Azerbaijani:
قوزئی سینیر بؤلگه‌سی
Sundanese:
Propinsi Al-Hudud Asy-Syamaliyah
Swedish:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Saudiarabien
Turkish:
Kuzey Sınır Bölgesi, Suudi Arabistan
Ukrainian:
Ель-Худуд еш-Шамалійя, Саудівська Аравія
Urdu:
صوبہ الحدود الشماليہ
Uyghur:
شىمالىي ھۇدۇد ئۆلكىسى
Vietnamese:
Biên giới Phương Bắc, Ả Rập Saudi
Volapük:
Hududäjjämaliän
Waray:
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ اتلے بارڈر
Wu Chinese:
北部边疆省


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Fossils

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

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed58.7 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Aruma - Lina1858.7 - 48.6 Ma (Paleogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anthozoa
class
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Tibia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Tibia58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Corbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Ginglymostoma
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Ginglymostomatidae : Ginglymostoma58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Lamniformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Rhinobatos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Enchodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Eotrigonodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Eotrigonodontidae : Eotrigonodon58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Strombidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Myliobatidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Arabemys crassiscutata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermochelyidae : Arabemys : Arabemys crassiscutata58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Scyliorhinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Scyliorhinidae58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Plicatoscyllium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Ginglymostomatidae : Plicatoscyllium58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Dasyatoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatoidea58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Rhinobatoidei
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatoidei58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
Orectolobus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Orectolobidae : Orectolobus58.7 - 48.6 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Borders_Region
Wikidata ID:Q201781
GeoNames ID:109579

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