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Alwar district, Rajasthan, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Alwar districtDistrict
RajasthanState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Alwar283,228 (2014)
Bhiwadi33,831 (2014)
Rājgarh26,953 (2014)
Behror25,815 (2014)
Tijāra21,833 (2015)
Mandāwar10,979 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
283449
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:283449:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district d'Âlwâr, Rajasthan, Inde
German:
Alwar, Rajasthan, Indien
Hindi:
अलवर जिला, राजस्थान, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Alwar, Rajasthan, India
Russian:
Алвар , Раджастхан, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
阿爾瓦爾縣, 拉贾斯坦邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Alwar, Rajastán, India
Arabic:
منطقة الوار, راجستان, الهند
Asturian:
Alwar, Rayastán, India
Bengali:
আলওয়ার জেলা, রাজস্থান, ভারত
Catalan:
districte d'Alwar, Rajasthan, Índia
Cebuano:
Alwar, State of Rājasthān, Indya
Danish:
Alwar , Rajasthan, Indien
Dutch:
Alwar, Rajasthan, Indië
Gujarati:
અલવાર જિલ્લો, રાજસ્થાન, ભારત
Japanese:
アルワル県, ラージャスターン, インド
Kannada:
ಅಲ್ವಾರ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನ, ಭಾರತ
Lezghian:
Алвар, Индия
Maithili:
अलवर जिला, राजस्थान, भारत
Malayalam:
ആള്‍വാര്‍ ജില്ല, രാജസ്ഥാൻ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
अलवार जिल्हा, राजस्थान, भारत
Mingrelian:
ალვარიშ ოლქი, რაჯასტანი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alwar, Rajasthan, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
अलवर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
अलवर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Norwegian:
Alwar, Rajasthan, India
Punjabi:
ਅਲਵਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ, ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ, ਭਾਰਤ
Sanskrit:
अलवरमण्डलम्, राजस्थानराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Alwar, Rajasthan, Indien
Tamil:
அல்வர் மாவட்டம், ராஜஸ்தான், இந்தியா
Telugu:
ఆల్వార్ జిల్లా, రాజస్థాన్, భారత దేశం
Ukrainian:
Алвар , Раджастхан, Індія
Urdu:
ضلع الور, راجستھان, بھارت
Western Punjabi:
ضلع الوار, راجستھان, ھندستان


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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Khari220.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Indosiren
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Indosiren20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Deinotheriidae : Prodeinotherium : Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alwar_district
Wikidata ID:Q449690
GeoNames ID:1278947

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