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Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Irani
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Maragheh CountyCounty
East Azerbaijan ProvinceProvince
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Mindat Locality ID:
336586
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:336586:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shahrestān-e Marāgheh
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Maragheh, Azerbaïdjan oriental, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Maragheh, Azerbaigian Orientale, Iran
Russian:
шахрестан Мероге, Восточный Азербайджан, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة مراغة, أذربيجان الشرقية, إيران
Azeri:
Marağa şəhristanı, Şərqi Azərbaycan ostanı, İran
Belarusian:
шахрыстан Мероге, Іран
Dutch:
Maragheh, Oost-Azerbeidzjan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مراغه, استان آذربایجان شرقی, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان مراغه, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Maragheh, An Iaráin
Japanese:
マラーゲ郡, 東アーザルバーイジャーン州, イラン
Pashto:
مراغه ولسوالي, د مشرقي آزربايجان ولایت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Maroga, Istočni Azarbajdžan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
ماراغا بؤلگه‌سی, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Мароға, Устони Озарбойҷони шарқӣ, Эрон
Tatar:
Мәрага шәһрестаны, Иран
Turkish:
Maraga şehristanı, Doğu Azerbaycan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان مراغہ, صوبہ آذربائیجان شرقی, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Maragheh, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان مراغہ, صوبہ چڑدا آزربائ جان, ایران


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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pliocervus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pliocervus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pliocervinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Pliocervinae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maragheh_County
Wikidata ID:Q1291861
GeoNames ID:449437

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