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Ağın District, Elazığ Province, Turkeyi
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Ağın DistrictDistrict
Elazığ ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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PlacePopulation
Ağın4,014 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
342350
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342350:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ağın, Elâzığ, Turquie
German:
Ağın, Elazığ, Türkei
Italian:
distretto di Ağın, provincia di Elâzığ, Turchia
Russian:
Агын, Элязыг, Турция
Armenian:
Աղին, Խարբերդի նահանգ, Թուրքիա
Asturian:
Ağın, provincia d'Elazığ, Turquía
Cebuano:
Ağın, Elazığ, Turkiya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
ئەگینی ژێرین, پارێزگای خارپێت, تورکیا
Dutch:
Ağın, Elazığ, Turkije
Hill Mari:
Агын, Элязыг, Турци
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Egîna Jêrîn, Xarpêt, Tirkiye
Maithili:
अजिंगारा, टर्की
Malay:
Ağın, Wilayah Elâzığ, Turki
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ağın, Elâzığ, Türkiye
Nepali:
अजिंगारा, टर्की
Norwegian:
Ağın, Elazığ, Tyrkia
Swahili:
Ağın, Mkoa wa Elazığ, Uturuki
Turkish:
Ağın, Elâzığ, Türkiye
Urdu:
آغن, الازیغ صوبہ, ترکی
Vietnamese:
Ağın, Elâzığ, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع اغن, صوبہ ایلازغ, ترکی
Zazaki:
Egin, Xarpêt, Tırkiya


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4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-A
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-A4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ASiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ASiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ASiO2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C4%9F%C4%B1n
Wikidata ID:Q794737
GeoNames ID:7733228

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Eurasian Plate
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