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Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Irani
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Bijar CountyCounty
Kurdistan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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PlacePopulation
Bījār53,871 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
336782
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:336782:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shahrestān-e Bījār
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Bijar, Province iranienne du Kurdistan, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Bijar, Kurdistan, Iran
Russian:
Биджар, Курдистан, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيجار, كردستان, إيران
Azeri:
Bicar şəhristanı, Kürdüstan ostanı, İran
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
بیجاڕ, ئێران
Dutch:
Bijar, Kordestan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بیجار, استان کردستان, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان بیجار, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Bijar, An Iaráin
Japanese:
ビージャール郡, コルデスターン州, イラン
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Bîcar, Kurdistan, Îran
Pashto:
بيجار ولسوالي, کوردستان ولايت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Bedžor, Kurdistanska pokrajina, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
بیجار بؤلگه‌سی, کوردیستان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Беҷор, Устони Курдистон, Эрон
Turkish:
Bicar şehristanı, Kürdistan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان بیجار, صوبہ کردستان, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Bijar, Cyrdistan, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان بیجار, صوبہ کردستان, ایران


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3 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘHaüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Pleistocene : 0.5 ± 0.15 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ Rhyolite0.5 ± 0.15 MaBijar occurrence, Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Iran

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pabdeh233.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lophotes elami
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Allotriognathi : Lophotidae : Lophotus : Lophotes elami48.6 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Babelichthys olneyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Allotriognathi : Lophotidae : Babelichthys : Babelichthys olneyi48.6 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijar_County
Wikidata ID:Q1282103
GeoNames ID:449601

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate

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