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Dibër County, Albaniai
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Sulfur fragments near the mine entrance.

Kercishti i Siperm, Dibër, Dibër County, Albania
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Burrel15,405 (2012)
Peshkopi14,848 (2012)
Bulqizë11,212 (2013)
Klos683 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
159402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159402:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Albanian:
Qarku i Dibrës, Shqipëria
French:
Dibër, Albanie
German:
Qark Dibra, Albanien
Italian:
prefettura di Dibër, Albania
Russian:
Дибра, Албания
Simplified Chinese:
第巴爾州, 阿尔巴尼亚
Spanish:
condado de Dibër, Albania
Arabic:
مقاطعة ديبر, ألبانيا
Aragonese:
prefectura de Dibër, Albania
Armenian:
Դիբարի գավառ, Ալբանիա
Basque:
Dibër konderria, Albania
Belarusian:
Дзібра, Албанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Дзібра, Альбанія
Bosnian:
Okrug Dibr, Albanija
Breton:
Dibër, Albania
Bulgarian:
Дебър, Албания
Catalan:
comtat de Dibër, Albània
Cebuano:
Qarku i Dibrës, Albanya
Croatian:
Dibrski okrug, Albanija
Czech:
Dibrë , Albánie
Dutch:
Dibër, Albanië
Esperanto:
provinco Dibër, Albanio
Estonian:
Dibëri maakond, Albaania
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان دیبر, آلبانی
Finnish:
Dibërin maakunta, Albania
Galician:
condado de Dibër, Albania
Georgian:
დიბრის ოლქი, ალბანეთი
Greek:
Νομός Ντίμπρα, Αλβανία
Hindi:
डिबॅर प्रांत, अल्बानिया
Hungarian:
Dibra megye, Albánia
Indonesian:
County Dibër, Albania
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Dibër, An Albáin
Japanese:
ディブラ州, アルバニア
Kongo:
Dibër, Albania
Korean:
디버르 주, 알바니아
Latvian:
Dibras ķarka, Albānija
Lithuanian:
Diberio apskritis, Albanija
Lombard:
Prefettura de Dibër, Albania
Macedonian:
Дебар, Албанија
Northern Frisian:
Dibër, Albaanien
Norwegian:
Dibër, Albania
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Regionen Dibër, Albania
Occitan:
prefectura de Dibër, Albania
Polish:
obwód Dibra, Albania
Portuguese:
Dibër, Albânia
Punjabi:
ਡਿਬਰ ਕਾਉਂਟੀ, ਅਲਬਾਨੀਆ
Romanian:
Regiunea Dibër, Albania
Scots:
Dibër Coonty, Albanie
Slovak:
Dibër, Albánsko
Swedish:
Dibër prefektur, Albanien
Tagalog:
Kondado ng Dibër, Albanya
Traditional Chinese:
第巴爾州, 阿爾巴尼亞
Turkish:
Debre ili, Arnavutluk
Ukrainian:
Дібер, Албанія
Urdu:
صوبہ دیبر, البانیا
Vietnamese:
Dibër, Albania
Waray:
Dibër, Albanya
Welsh:
Sir Dibër, Albania
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ دیبر, البانیا
Wu Chinese:
迪勃拉州, 阿尔巴尼亚


Dibër County (Albanian: Qarku i Dibrës) is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania, spanning a surface area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi) with the capital in Peshkopi. The county borders on the counties of Durrës, Elbasan, Kukës, Lezhë, Tirana and the country of North Macedonia. It is divided into the four municipalities of Bulqizë, Dibër, Klos and Mat. The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total.

Topographically, the county is dominated by mountainous and high terrain, with a great variety of natural features including valleys, canyons, gorges, rivers, glacial lakes and dense forests. Various mountains ranging between 1,500 and 2,700 metres (4,921 and 8,858 ft) meters above sea level run the length of the county from north to south, including the Korab Mountains in the east with Mali i Gramës and Korab at an altitude of 2,764 metres (9,068 ft) being the highest mountain in the county and as well as in Albania. The Dejë mountain 2,245 metres (7,365 ft) rises in the center, while in the east the county is dominated by the Lura mountains. The Skanderbeg mountains on the west separate the Central Mountain Range with the Western Lowlands. The county, marked by a significant biological diversity, is water-rich with a dense river network, a rich aquifer system, and significant karst underground watercourses. It is home to the source of the river Mat which rises in Martanesh. Besides the Mat, the Drin river is an important waterway in the region.

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43 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bowieite
Formula: Rh2S3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Cuprorhodsite
Formula: (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4
ⓘ Dawsonite
Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
ⓘ Isoferroplatinum
Formula: Pt3Fe
ⓘ Keithconnite
Formula: Pd20Te7
ⓘ Kingstonite
Formula: Rh3S4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malanite
Formula: Cu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
ⓘ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Potarite
Formula: PdHg
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Jonas Misha CollectionIdentified by Jonas Misha: Visual Identification
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite
Formula: Pt(As,S)2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Symplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum
Formula: PtFe
ⓘ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
ⓘ 'UM1975-06-As:Pd'
Formula: PdAs2
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Rh Arsenide)'
Formula: Rh2As
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Rh Telluride)'
Formula: RhTe
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘPotarite1.AD.25PdHg
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘIsoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
ⓘTetraferroplatinum1.AG.40PtFe
ⓘTulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMaucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘKeithconnite2.BC.20Pd20Te7
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘCuprorhodsite2.DA.05(Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4
ⓘMalanite2.DA.05Cu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
ⓘKingstonite2.DA.25Rh3S4
ⓘBowieite2.DB.15Rh2S3
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘHollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
ⓘSperrylite
var. Platarsite
2.EB.25Pt(As,S)2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘDawsonite5.BB.10NaAlCO3(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAnnabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘSymplesite8.CE.45Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Unnamed (Rh Arsenide)'-Rh2As
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'UM1975-06-As:Pd'-PdAs2
ⓘ'Unnamed (Rh Telluride)'-RhTe

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Sⓘ MalaniteCu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ KingstoniteRh3S4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Feⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Feⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Cuⓘ MalaniteCu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Cuⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Asⓘ MaucheriteNi11As8
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ Unnamed (Rh Arsenide)Rh2As
Asⓘ UM1975-06-As:PdPdAs2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Rhⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Rhⓘ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rhⓘ Unnamed (Rh Arsenide)Rh2As
Rhⓘ KingstoniteRh3S4
Rhⓘ Unnamed (Rh Telluride)RhTe
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pdⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Pdⓘ PotaritePdHg
Pdⓘ UM1975-06-As:PdPdAs2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Teⓘ Unnamed (Rh Telluride)RhTe
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
IrIridium
Irⓘ MalaniteCu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ptⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Ptⓘ MalaniteCu+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Ptⓘ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Ptⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ PotaritePdHg

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Wikidata ID:Q192866
GeoNames ID:865731

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