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Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Irani
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Khoy CountyCounty
West Azerbaijan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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PlacePopulation
Khowy175,370 (2017)
Malhaz̄ān462 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
337033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337033:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Khowy
Other Languages:
French:
Khoy, Azerbaïdjan occidental, Iran
German:
Choy, West-Aserbaidschan, Iran
Italian:
Khoy, Azerbaigian Occidentale, Iran
Russian:
Хой, Западный Азербайджан, Иран
Simplified Chinese:
霍伊, 西亞塞拜然省, 伊朗
Spanish:
Khoy, Provincia de Azerbaiyán Occidental, Irán
Arabic:
خوي, أذربيجان الغربية, إيران
Armenian:
Խոյ, Արևմտյան Ադրբեջան, Իրան
Azeri:
Xoy, Qərbi Azərbaycan ostanı, İran
Bulgarian:
Хой, Западен Азербайджан, Иран
Catalan:
Khoy, Azerbaidjan Oest, Iran
Cebuano:
Khvoy, Kasadpang Aserbayan, Iran
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
خۆی, ئێران
Danish:
Khoy, Vest-Aserbajdsjan, Iran
Dutch:
Khoy, West-Azerbeidzjan, Iran
Egyptian Arabic:
خوى, ازربيجان الغربيه, ايران
Esperanto:
Ĥoj, Provinco Okcidenta Azerbajĝano, Irano
Farsi/Persian:
خوی, استان آذربایجان غربی, ایران
Finnish:
Khoy, Āzārbāyjān-e Gharbī, Iran
Gilaki:
شهرستان خوی, ايران
Greek:
Χόι, Ιράν
Hindi:
ख्वोय, पश्चिम अज़रबैजान प्रांत, ईरान
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Khoy, An Iaráin
Japanese:
ホイ, 西アーザルバーイジャーン州, イラン
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Xoy, Azerbaycana Rojava, Îran
Malagasy:
Khoy, Iràna
Malay:
Khoy, Azerbaijan Barat, Iran
Ossetian:
Хой, Иран
Pashto:
خوي ولسوالي, د مغربي آزربايجان ولایت, ايران
Polish:
Choj, Azerbejdżan Zachodni, Iran
Portuguese:
Choi, Azerbaijão Ocidental, Irão
Romanian:
Khoy, Provincia Azerbaidjanul de Vest, Iran
Serbo-Croatian:
Hoj, Zapadni Azarbajdžan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
خوی, غربی آذربایجان اوستانی, ایران
Swedish:
Khoy, Västazarbaijan, Iran
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Хуй, Устони Озарбойчони ғарбӣ, Эрон
Traditional Chinese:
霍伊, 伊朗
Turkish:
Hoy, Batı Azerbaycan Eyaleti, İran
Ukrainian:
Хой, Західний Азербайджан, Іран
Urdu:
خوی, صوبہ آذربائیجان غربی, ایران
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Xoy, Gʻarbiy Ozarbayjon ustoni, Eron
Waray:
Khoy, Katundan nga Azarbaijan, Iran
Welsh:
Sir Khoy, Iran
Western Punjabi:
خوی, صوبہ لیندا آزربائ جان, ایران


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ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoy_County
Wikidata ID:Q1282135
GeoNames ID:449450

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