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Aydin Province, Turkeyi
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Aydin ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aydın163,022 (2012)
Nazilli119,370 (2013)
Söke68,230 (2011)
Kuşadası63,177 (2013)
Didim26,000 (2015)
Çine21,327 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
146203
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146203:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Aydın, Turquie
German:
Aydın, Türkei
Italian:
provincia di Aydın, Turchia
Russian:
Айдын, Турция
Simplified Chinese:
艾登省, 土耳其
Spanish:
Provincia de Aydin, Turquía
Turkish:
Aydın, Türkiye
Achinese:
Propinsi Aydın, Turuki
Afrikaans:
Aydın, Turkye
Albanian:
Ajdëni, Turqia
Anglo-Saxon:
Aydın, Turcland
Arabic:
أيدين, تركيا
Aragonese:
Aydın, Turquía
Aramaic:
ܐܝܕܝܢ, ܛܘܪܩܝܐ
Armenian:
Այդընի նահանգ, Թուրքիա
Asturian:
provincia d'Aydın, Turquía
Azeri:
Aydın ili, Türkiyə
Bashkir:
Айдын, Төркиә
Basque:
Aydin probintzia, Turkia
Bavarian:
Aydın, Tiakei
Belarusian:
Айдын , Турцыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Айдын, Турэччына
Bengali:
আইডিন প্রদেশ, তুরস
Bosnian:
Aydın, Turska
Breton:
Aydın, Turkia
Bulgarian:
Айдън, Турция
Catalan:
Província d'Aydın, Turquia
Cebuano:
Aydın , Turkiya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای ئایدین, تورکیا
Chuvash:
Айдын , Турци
Corsican:
Aydın, Turchia
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Aydın, Türkiye
Croatian:
Aydın, Turska
Czech:
Aydın , Turecko
Danish:
Aydın, Kalkun
Dutch:
Aydın, Turkije
Dutch Low Saxon:
Aydın, Turkije
Esperanto:
Provinco Aydın, Turkio
Estonian:
Aydıni provints, Türgi
Faroese:
Aydın, Turkaland
Farsi/Persian:
استان آیدین, بوقلمون
Fiji Hindi:
Aydın Praant, Turkey
Finnish:
Aydınin maakunta, Turkki
Gagauz:
Aydın, Türkiye
Galician:
Aydın, Turquía
Georgian:
აიდინის პროვინცია, თურქეთი
Greek:
Επαρχία Αϊδινίου, Τουρκία
Gujarati:
એડીન પ્રાંત, તુર્કસ્તાન
Haitian:
Aydın, Tiki
Hill Mari:
Айдын, Турци
Hindi:
आयदीन प्रांत, तुर्की
Hungarian:
Aydın, Törökország
Icelandic:
Aydın, Tyrkland
Indonesian:
Provinsi Aydın, Turki
Inupiaq:
Aydın, Turkey
Irish Gaelic:
Aydın, An Tuirc
Japanese:
アイドゥン県, トルコ
Kannada:
ಆಯ್ದಿನ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಟರ್ಕಿ
Karakalpak:
Aydın wa'layati, Túrkiya
Kinyarwanda:
Intara y’Aydın, Turukiya
Korean:
아이든주, 터키
Latin:
Aydın, Turcia
Latvian:
Ajdinas ils, Turcija
Ligurian:
Aydın, Turchia
Limburgian:
Aydın, Turkije
Lithuanian:
Aydın, Turkija
Lombard:
Aydın, Türchia
Low Saxon/Low German:
Aydın, Törkie
Lower Sorbian:
Aydın, Turkojska
Luri:
آستوݩ آیدین, ترکیه
Luxembourgish:
Aydın, Tierkei
Macedonian:
Ајдин, Турција
Malay:
Wilayah Aydın, Turki
Maltese:
Aydın, Turkija
Marathi:
आय्दन प्रांत, तुर्कस्तान
Mingrelian:
აიდინიშ პროვინცია, თურქეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Aydın, Türkiye
Mirandese:
Aydın, Turquie
Narom:
Aydın, Turtchie
Northern Frisian:
Aydın, Türkei
Northern Sami:
Aydın eanangoddi, Durka
Norwegian:
Aydın, Tyrkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Provinsen Aydın, Tyrkia
Occitan:
Aydın, Turquia
Ossetian:
Айдын, Турк
Pali:
Aydın, तुर्किये
Pennsylvania German:
Aydın, Turkie
Pfaelzisch:
Aydın, Türkei
Picard:
Aydın, Turkie
Piedmontese:
Aydın, Turchìa
Polish:
Aydın, Turcja
Portuguese:
Aidim, Turquia
Ripuarian:
Aydın, de Törkei
Romanian:
Provincia Aydın, Turcia
Romansh:
Aydın, Tirchia
Sardinian:
Aydın, Turkia
Saterland Frisian:
Aydın, Turkäi
Scots:
Aydın Province, Turkey
Serbian:
Ајдин, Турска
Serbo-Croatian:
Aydın, Turska
Sicilian:
Aydın, Turchìa
Silesian:
Aydın, Turcyjo
Sinhalese:
අයිඩින් පළාත, තුර්කිය
Slovak:
Aydın, Turecko
Slovenian:
Aydın, Turčija
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Aydın, Uturuki
Swedish:
Aydın, Turkiet
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Aydin, Pabo
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Айдин, Туркия
Tamil:
ஐடின் மாகாணம், துருக்கி
Telugu:
ఐడిన్ ప్రావిన్స్, టర్కీ
Thai:
จังหวัดอัยดึน, ตุรกี
Traditional Chinese:
艾登省, 土耳其
Turkmen:
Aýdyn, Türkiýe
Ukrainian:
Айдин, Туреччина
Upper Sorbian:
Aydın, Turkowska
Urdu:
آیدین صوبہ, ترکی
Uyghur:
ئايدىن ۋىلايىتى, تۈركىيە جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Aydın, Turkiya
Venetian:
Aydın, Turchia
Vietnamese:
Aydın , Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Walloon:
Aydın, Tourkeye
Waray:
Aydın, Turkeya
Welsh:
Aydın, Twrci
West Flemish:
Aydın, Turkeye
West Frisian:
Aydın, Turkije
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ ایدن, ترکی
Zazaki:
Aydın, Tırkiya
Zeelandic:
Aydın, Turkije


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Mineral List

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17 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine (TL)
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Haxonite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
Description: As carbide roses inside plessite
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
Description: Fe-Ni metal in the H5 clasts are Ni-rich.
ⓘ Meyerhofferite
Formula: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: Rare.
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Overall range of En70-En99 observed in H3 lithology.
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Uncommon

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘHaxonite1.BA.10(Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘMeyerhofferite6.CA.30CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAlmandine (TL)9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg

Fossils

There are 3 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.

Occurrences43
Youngest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Milas786.3 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Durania
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Durania86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaccinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Vaccinites86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Amblycoptus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Amblycoptus7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Lycyaena
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Lycyaena11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Machairodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Indarctos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Indarctos11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pseudomeriones
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pseudomeriones11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hystrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeotragus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Samotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Samotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Criotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Criotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Oioceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oioceros11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoreas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Palaeoreas11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Palaeoryx11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Protoryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Protoryx11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chilotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Chilotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pliohyrax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Pliohyracidae : Pliohyrax11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Schizogalerix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Schizogalerix7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Trionyx triunguis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx triunguis7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Radiolitidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choerolophodon pentelici
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Choerolophodon : Choerolophodon pentelici11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Desmanella amasyae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Desmanella : Desmanella amasyae7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Ancylotherium pentelicum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Chalicotheriidae : Ancylotherium : Ancylotherium pentelicum11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ceratotherium neumayri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Ceratotherium : Ceratotherium neumayri11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion mediterraneum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion mediterraneum11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion matthewi11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mauremys caspica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Mauremys : Mauremys caspica7.246 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Orycteropus gaudryi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : Orycteropus gaudryi11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Dihoplus pikermiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dihoplus : Dihoplus pikermiensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Sauvagesia tenuicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Sauvagesia : Sauvagesia tenuicostata86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaccinites sulcatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Vaccinites : Vaccinites sulcatus86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyaenotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Hyaenotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Adcrocuta eximia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Adcrocuta : Adcrocuta eximia11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Samotherium major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Samotherium : Samotherium major11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayd%C4%B1n_Province
Wikidata ID:Q79846
GeoNames ID:322819

Localities in this Region

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