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Wadi al Hayaa District, Libyai
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Wadi al Hayaa DistrictDistrict
LibyaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ubari42,975 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
215651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215651:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
شعبية وادي الحياة, ليبيا
French:
Wadi al Hayaat, Libye
German:
Munizip Wadi al-Haya, Libyen
Italian:
distretto di Wadi al-Hayaa, Libia
Russian:
Вади-эль-Хаят, Ливия
Simplified Chinese:
瓦迪哈耶特省, 利比亚
Spanish:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libia
Basque:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libia
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Вадзі-эль-Гаят, Лібія
Bengali:
ওয়াদি আল হায়া জেলা, লিবিয়া
Catalan:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Líbia
Cebuano:
Sha‘bīyat Wādī al Ḩayāt, Libya
Danish:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libyen
Dutch:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libië
Esperanto:
Uedo Al Haja, Libio
Farsi/Persian:
استان وادی الحیاة, لیبی
Finnish:
Wadi al Hayaan kaupunginosa, Libya
Georgian:
ვადი-ელ-ჰაიატი, ლიბია
Greek:
Γουάντι αλ Χάγιαα, Λιβύη
Gujarati:
વાડી અલ હયા જિલ્લો, લીબિયા
Hindi:
वादी अल हया जिला, लीबिया
Hungarian:
Vádi el-Haját tartomány, Líbia
Indonesian:
Distrik Wadi al Hayaa, Libya
Japanese:
ワジ・アル・ハヤー県, リビア
Kannada:
ವಾಡಿ ಅಲ್ ಹಯಾಯಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಲಿಬಿಯಾ
Korean:
와디알하야 주, 리비아
Latvian:
Vādī el Hajātas šebīja, Lībija
Lithuanian:
Vadi al Hajos savivaldybė, Libija
Malay:
Wadi al Hayaa District, Libya
Marathi:
वाडी अल हाया जिल्हा, लीबिया
Norwegian:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libya
Polish:
Wadi al-Hajat, Libia
Portuguese:
Wadi Al Hayat, Líbia
Romanian:
Districtul Wadi Al Hayaa, Libia
Scots:
Wadi Al Hayaa Destrict, Libie
Sinhalese:
වඩි අල් හයා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ලිබියාව
Swedish:
Wadi Al Hayaa, Libyen
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Вади ал Ҳаяа, Либия
Tamil:
வாடி அல் ஹாயா மாவட்டம், லிபியா
Telugu:
వాడిి అల్ హయా జిల్లా, లిబియా
Thai:
เมืองวาดี อัล ฮายา, ประเทศลิเบีย
Turkish:
Wadi Al Hayaa District, Libya
Ukrainian:
Ваді-ель-Хаят, Лівія
Urdu:
وادی الحیاہ ضلع, لیبیا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wadi al Hayaa, Libya
Volapük:
Vadilhayatiän, Lübän


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘThermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 · H2O
ⓘTrona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Hⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Cⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Oⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Naⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mizdah15100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Simoliophis libycus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pachyophiidae : Simoliophis : Simoliophis libycus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protopterus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes : Lepidosirenidae : Protopterus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onchopristis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchopristis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_al_Hayaa_District
Wikidata ID:Q48233
GeoNames ID:7602693

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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African PlateTectonic Plate
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