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Sarkand District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstani
Regional Level Types
Sarkand DistrictDistrict
Jetisu RegionRegion
KazakhstanCountry

Coat of Arms of Sarkand District
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sarkand76,919 (2018)
Lepsy5,350 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
277342
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277342:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sarkandskiy
Other Languages:
French:
district de Sarkand, Oblys de Jetyssou, Kazakhstan
Italian:
distretto di Sarqant, Regione di Zhetisu, Kazakistan
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сарқан ауданы, Жетісу облысы, Қазақстан
Russian:
Саркандский район, Жетысуская область, Казахстан
Simplified Chinese:
薩爾坎德區, 杰特苏州, 哈萨克斯坦
Bulgarian:
Саркандски район, Жетъсуска област, Казахстан
Dutch:
Sarkand District, Kazachstan
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سرکند, استان جتی‌سو, قزاقستان
Greek:
Επαρχία Σαρκάντ, Καζακστάν
Japanese:
サルカンド地区, ジェティス州, カザフスタン
Macedonian:
Саркант, Казахстан
Malay:
Daerah Sarkant, Kazakhstan
Scots:
Sarkand Destrict, Kazakhstan
Ukrainian:
Саркандський район, Жетисуська область, Казахстан
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sarqand , Yettisuv viloyati, Qozogʻiston
Western Punjabi:
ضلع سارکانڈ, قازقستان


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

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘStrelkinite (TL)4.HB.30Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O

Fossils

There are 26 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences26
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kyzyl-Kiya Suite12290.1 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Aigyrzhal'skaya Suite4410.8 - 393.3 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bethanyphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Bethanyphyllidae : Bethanyphyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Endophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : Endophyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Heliophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Peneckiella
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : Peneckiella387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Tabulophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Chonophyllidae : Tabulophyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Zosterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Zosterophyllaceae : Zosterophyllum410.8 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Nardophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Nardophyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Cordaites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Samaropsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Samaropsis290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Rufloria
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Vojnovskyales : Vojnovskyaceae : Rufloria290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Phyllotheca
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Phyllotheca290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Heliophyllum halli
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum : Heliophyllum halli387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Paracalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Paracalamites290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkand_District
Wikidata ID:Q2556173
GeoNames ID:1519704

Localities in this Region

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