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Semnan County, Semnan Province, Irani
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Semnan CountyCounty
Semnan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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PlacePopulation
Semnan124,826 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
31744
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31744:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Semnan, Province de Semnan, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Semnan, Provincia di Semnan, Iran
Arabic:
مقاطعة سمنان, سمنان, إيران
Azeri:
Simnan şəhristanı, Simnan ostanı, İran
Dutch:
Semnan County, Semnan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سمنان, استان سمنان, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان سمنان, استان سمنان, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Semnan, An Iaráin
Japanese:
セムナーン郡, セムナーン州, イラン
Pashto:
سمنان ولسوالي, سمنان ولايت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Semnan, Semnanska pokrajina, Iran
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Симнон, Устони Симнон, Эрон
Turkish:
Simnan şehristanı, Simnan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان سمنان, صوبہ سمنان, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Semnan, Semnān, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان سمنان, صوبہ سمنان, ایران


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences29
Youngest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed505 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Shemshak26171.6 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Mila - 33505 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ovalastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Ovalastrea171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Actinostreon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Actinostreon171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Billingsella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Billingsellidae : Billingsella505 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Girvanella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella505 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Trypanites
genus
Trypanites171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gastrochaenolites
genus
Gastrochaenolites171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Periseris elegantula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Periseris : Periseris elegantula171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Kobya crassolamellosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Kobya : Kobya crassolamellosa171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thecosmilia langi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia langi171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Montlivaltia caryophyllata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia caryophyllata171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Stephanastrea simonneliana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stephanastrea : Stephanastrea simonneliana182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia cornutiformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia cornutiformis171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea propinqua
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea propinqua171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isastrea bernardiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea bernardiana171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thamnasteria mettensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria mettensis171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thamnasteria iranensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria iranensis171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Collignonastraea meandra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea : Collignonastraea meandra182.7 - 168.4 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena verdati
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena verdati171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thecosmilia magna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia magna171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thecosmilia dichotoma
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia dichotoma171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cidaroida
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rankenella hamdii
species
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Rankenella : Rankenella hamdii505 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Thecosmilia gregaria
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia gregaria171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thecosmilia densa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia densa171.6 - 168.4 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semnan_County
Wikidata ID:Q1286484
GeoNames ID:449570

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)
Iran

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