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Eastern Province, Saudi Arabiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Province | Region |
| Saudi Arabia | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Dammam | 768,602 (2014) |
| Al HufÅŦf | 293,179 (2017) |
| Al Mubarraz | 290,802 (2017) |
| Hafar Al-Batin | 271,642 (2017) |
| Al Jubayl | 237,274 (2017) |
| Khobar | 165,799 (2013) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ash Sharqiyah Province; Mintaqah Ash Sharqiyah
Other Languages:
Arabic:
اŲŲ
ŲØ·ŲØĐ Ø§ŲØīØąŲŲØĐ , اŲØģØđŲØŊŲØĐ
French:
Ach-Charqiya , Arabie saoudite
German:
Provinz asch-Scharqiyya, Saudi-Arabien
Italian:
Provincia di al-Sharqiyya, Arabia Saudita
Russian:
ÐŅ-ÐĻаŅКÐļŅ , ÐĄÐ°ŅÐīÐūÐēŅКаŅ ÐŅаÐēÐļŅ
Simplified Chinese:
äļéĻį , æēįđéŋæäžŊ
Spanish:
Provincia Oriental , Arabia Saudita
Belarusian:
ÐŅ-ÐĻаŅКŅŅ, ÐĄÐ°ŅÐīаŅŅКаŅ ÐŅаÐēŅŅ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
ÐŅ-ÐĻаŅКŅŅ
Cebuano:
Al MinÅĢaqah ash SharqÄŦyah
Croatian:
IstoÄna pokrajina
Dutch:
Ash Sharqiyah , Saoedi-ArabiÃŦ
Egyptian Arabic:
اŲŲ
ŲØ·ŲŲ اŲØīØąŲŲŲ
Esperanto:
Regiono Åarkija
Estonian:
Ash-SharqÄŦyah' provints, Saudi Araabia
Farsi/Persian:
اØģ؊اŲ ØīØąŲÛ , ØđØąØĻØģ؊اŲ ØģØđŲØŊÛ
Finnish:
Al-Å arqiyya , Saudi-Arabia
Georgian:
ááĻ-áĻáá ááá
Greek:
ÎÎ―ÎąÏÎŋÎŧÎđΚÎŪ ÎĩÏÎąÏÏÎŊÎą , ÎĢÎąÎŋÏ
ÎīÎđΚÎŪ ÎÏÎąÎēÎŊÎą
Hindi:
āĪŠāĨāĪ°āĨāĪĩāĨ āĪŠāĨāĪ°āĪūāĪĻāĨāĪĪ, āĪļāĪāĪĶāĨ āĪ
āĪ°āĪŽ
Hungarian:
Keleti tartomÃĄny , SzaÚd-ArÃĄbia
Indonesian:
Syarqiyah, Arab Saudi
Japanese:
æąéĻå· , ãĩãĶãļãĒãĐããĒ
Korean:
ëëķėĢž , ėŽė°ëėëžëđė
Lithuanian:
RytÅģ provincija , Saudo Arabija
Malay:
Ash Syarqiyah
Malayalam:
āīāīŋāīīāīāĩāīāĩŧ āīŠāĩāī°āīĩāīŋāīķāĩāīŊ
Norwegian:
Ash Sharqiyah , Saudi-Arabia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Austprovinsen i Saudi-Arabia
Polish:
Prowincja Wschodnia , Arabia Saudyjska
Portuguese:
Oriental , ArÃĄbia Saudita
Romanian:
Ash Sharqiyah, Arabia SauditÄ
Scots:
Eastren Province
Serbian:
ÐŅŅÐūŅÐ―Ð° ÐŋŅÐūÐēÐļÐ―ŅÐļŅа , ÐĄÐ°ŅÐīÐļŅŅКа ÐŅÐ°ÐąÐļŅа
South Azerbaijani:
ØŊŲØšŲ اŲØģ؊اŲ
Sundanese:
Propinsi Asy-Syarqiyah
Swedish:
Ash Sharqiyah, Saudiarabien
Turkish:
DoÄu BÃķlgesi , Suudi Arabistan
Ukrainian:
ÐŅ-ÐĻаŅКŅÐđŅ, ÐĄÐ°ŅÐīŅÐēŅŅКа ÐŅаÐēŅŅ
Urdu:
اŲØīØąŲŲÛ ØđŲاŲÛ
Uyghur:
ØīÛØąŲŲŲÛ ØĶÛŲŲŲØģŲ
Venetian:
Oriental
Vietnamese:
Táŧnh ÄÃīng, ášĒ Rášp Saudi
VolapÞk:
JarkiÃĪn
Waray:
Sinirangan nga Lalawigan
Wu Chinese:
äļéĻį
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| â Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
| â Bassanite Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| â Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Shaybah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia References: |
| â 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup' Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
| â 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende' Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| â 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
| â Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| â Coesite Formula: SiO2 |
| â Cohenite Formula: Fe3C References: |
| â 'Desert Rose' References: AL-HUSSAINI, Abdulkarim; KOESHIDAYATULLAH, Ardiansyah; AL-RAMADAN, Khalid (2014) Formation conditions and diagenetic evolution of sand roses in clastic sabkhas along the Arabian Gulf Coastal Region, Eastern Saudi Arabia. Geological Quarterly, S. 2015 Vol. 59 (1). 71-78 doi:10.7306/gq.1207Study of Ayn Dar gypsum roses. |
| â 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: Description: Composition (Fa 25 mol%). |
| â Forsterite Formula: Mg2(SiO4) Description: Forsterite, sensu strictu, grains (Fo97) present. |
| â 'Glass' |
| â Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| â Graphite Formula: C References: |
| â Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Habit: "Desert Rose" up to 30cm in diameter Description: Sand inclusions |
| â Halite Formula: NaCl Locality: Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
| â Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| â 'Limonite' |
| â Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| â Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| â Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| â Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| â Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| â Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| â 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Localities: Description: Orthopyroxene composition ('hypersthene') characteristic of L chondrites. |
| â Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O Locality: Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
| â 'Plessite' |
| â 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| â Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| â Reevesite Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| â Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| â Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P References: |
| â Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| â Stishovite Formula: SiO2 |
| â Taenite Formula: (Ni,Fe) |
| â Troilite Formula: FeS |
| â Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| â | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| â | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| â | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Ni,Fe) |
| â | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| â | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| â | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| â | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| â | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| â | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| â | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| â | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| â | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67âŧ0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| â | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| â | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| â | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
| â | Stishovite | 4.DA.40 | SiO2 |
| â | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| â | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| â | Reevesite | 5.DA.50 | Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| â | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| â | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| â | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| â | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | âŧAl2Mg2âŧ2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| â | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| â | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Desert Rose' | - | |
| â | 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende' | - | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| â | 'Limonite' | - | |
| â | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| â | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| â | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
| â | 'Plessite' | - | |
| â | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| â | 'Glass' | - | |
| â | 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup' | - | AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| H | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| H | â Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | â Cohenite | Fe3C |
| C | â Graphite | C |
| C | â Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| O | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | â Coesite | SiO2 |
| O | â Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | â Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| O | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | â Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| O | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | â Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| O | â Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | â Stishovite | SiO2 |
| O | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | â Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | â Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Mg | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Mg | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | â Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup | AnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Coesite | SiO2 |
| Si | â Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | â Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | â Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | â Stishovite | SiO2 |
| Si | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | â Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup | AnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| S | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | â Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | â Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | â Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | â Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Ca | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende | AnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | â Calcium Amphibole Subgroup | AnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | â Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | â Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Fe | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | â Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | â Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | â Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | â Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | â Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| Fe | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | â Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Fe | â Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | â Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Ni | â Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | â Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| Ni | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | â Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | â Native Copper | Cu |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Quaternary : 2.588 Ma to 0 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Fossils
There are 324 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 | 324 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 11.6 Ma (Miocene) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 232 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 7 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q953508 |
| GeoNames ID: | 108241 |
Localities in this Region
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