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Rajkot District, Gujarat, Indiai
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Rajkot DistrictDistrict
GujaratState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rājkot1,177,362 (2017)
Jetpur118,068 (2014)
Gondal101,801 (2014)
Dhorāji81,445 (2014)
Upleta56,354 (2014)
Jasdan43,861 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
218842
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218842:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Rajkot, Gujarat, Inde
German:
Rajkot, Gujarat, Indien
Hindi:
राजकोट जिला, गुजरात, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Russian:
Раджкот, Гуджарат, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
拉杰果德县, 古吉拉特邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Rajkot, Guyarat, India
Asturian:
Rajkot, Guyarat, India
Bengali:
রাজকোট জেলা, গুজরাত, ভারত
Bulgarian:
Раджкот, Гуджарат, Индия
Cebuano:
Rājkot, State of Gujarāt, Indya
Dutch:
Rajkot, Gujarat, Indië
Finnish:
Rajkotin piirikunta, Gujarat, Intia
Gujarati:
રાજકોટ જિલ્લો, ગુજરાત, ભારત
Malayalam:
രാജ്കോട്ട് ജില്ല, ഗുജറാത്ത്‌, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
राजकोट जिल्हा, गुजरात, भारत
Mingrelian:
რაჯკოტიშ ოლქი, გუჯარათი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rajkot, Gujarat, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
राजकोट जिल्ला, गुजरात, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
राजकोट जिल्ला, गुजरात, भारत
Norwegian:
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Sanskrit:
राजकोटमण्डलम्, गुजरातराज्यम्, भारतम्
Tamil:
ராஜ்கோட் மாவட்டம், குசராத், இந்தியா
Telugu:
రాజకోట్, గుజరాత్, భారత దేశం
Traditional Chinese:
拉傑果德縣, 古吉拉特邦, 印度
Urdu:
راج کوٹ ضلع, گجرات, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Rajkot, Gujarat, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع راجکوٹ, گجرات, ھندستان


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
CrChromium
Crⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

Fossils

There are 66 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences66
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chaya - Aramda Reef400.0117 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Chaya - Porbandar Calcarenite140.0117 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Chaya - Okha Shell Limestone120.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Elphidium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Elphidium0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nonionella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Nonionella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Peneroplis
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Peneroplidae : Peneroplis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Quinqueloculina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Quinqueloculina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Acropora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Favia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Favites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Goniastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygyra
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Platygyra0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nerita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Trochus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pseudophoridae : Trochus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turbo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Turbo0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cypraea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Cypraea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Natica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oliva
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Polymesoda (Geloina)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Corbiculidae : Polymesoda : Polymesoda (Geloina)0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Decapoda
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bicornucythere
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Bicornucythere0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Callistocythere
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Leptocytheridae : Callistocythere0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caudites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Hemicytheridae : Caudites0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cytheromorpha
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Loxoconchidae : Cytheromorpha0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Loxoconcha
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Loxoconchidae : Loxoconcha0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Loxocorniculum
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Loxoconchidae : Loxocorniculum0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Neomonoceratina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Schizocytheridae : Neomonoceratina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Neonesidea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Neonesidea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Paijenborchella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheridae : Paijenborchella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pectocythere
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pectocytheridae : Pectocythere0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pistocythereis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Pistocythereis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Radimella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Hemicytheridae : Radimella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Semicytherura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Semicytherura0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cytherelloidea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Archaeolithothamnium
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnion0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lithophyllum
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lithothamnion
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Lithothamnion0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Carditidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lucinidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Placunidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Placunidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rissoidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rissoidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turbinellidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Veneridae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ophiomorpha
genus
Ophiomorpha0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thalassinoides
genus
Thalassinoides0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Amphiroa
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Amphiroa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dipsastraea favus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea : Dipsastraea favus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkot_district
Wikidata ID:Q1815245
GeoNames ID:1258849

Localities in this Region

  • Gujarat

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Indian PlateTectonic Plate

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