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

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PlacePopulation
Būkān213,331 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
337035
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337035:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shahrestān-e Būkān
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Bukan, Azerbaïdjan occidental, Iran
German:
Bukan, West-Aserbaidschan, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Bukan, Azerbaigian Occidentale, Iran
Russian:
Бокан, Западный Азербайджан, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوكان, أذربيجان الغربية, إيران
Azeri:
Bukan şəhristanı, Qərbi Azərbaycan ostanı, İran
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
بۆکان, ئێران
Dutch:
Bukan County, West-Azerbeidzjan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بوکان, استان آذربایجان غربی, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان بوکان, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Bukan, An Iaráin
Japanese:
ブーカーン郡, 西アーザルバーイジャーン州, イラン
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Bokan, Azerbaycana Rojava, Îran
Pashto:
بوکان ولسوالي, د مغربي آزربايجان ولایت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Bukon, Zapadni Azarbajdžan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
بوکان بؤلگه‌سی, غربی آذربایجان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Бӯкон, Устони Озарбойчони ғарбӣ, Эрон
Turkish:
Bukan şehristanı, Batı Azerbaycan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان بوکان, صوبہ آذربائیجان غربی, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Bukan, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان بوکان, صوبہ لیندا آزربائ جان, ایران


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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘGoyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukan_County
Wikidata ID:Q1294493
GeoNames ID:449446

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