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Tuzluca District, Iğdır Province, Turkeyi
Regional Level Types
Tuzluca DistrictDistrict
Iğdır ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Karakoyunlu5,073 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
342433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342433:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Turquie
German:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Türkei
Russian:
Тузлуджа, Ыгдыр, Турция
Simplified Chinese:
圖茲盧賈, 厄德尔省, 土耳其
Armenian:
Կողբ, Իգդիրի նահանգ, Թուրքիա
Asturian:
Tuzluca, provincia d'Iğdır, Turquía
Azeri:
Duzluca, İğdır ili, Türkiyə
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
قولپ, پارێزگای ئیدر, تورکیا
Farsi/Persian:
توزلوجا, استان ایغدیر, بوقلمون
Hill Mari:
Тузлуджа, Ыгдыр, Турци
Japanese:
ツズルカ, ウードゥル県, トルコ
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Qulp, Îdir, Tirkiye
Latvian:
Tuzludžas rajons, Īgdiras ils, Turcija
Malay:
Tuzluca, Wilayah Iğdır, Turki
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Türkiye
Norwegian:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Tyrkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tuzluca, Provinsen Iğdır, Tyrkia
Swahili:
Tuzluca, Mkoa wa Iğdır, Uturuki
Traditional Chinese:
圖茲盧賈, 厄德爾省, 土耳其
Turkish:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Türkiye
Urdu:
توزلوجا, اغدیر صوبہ, ترکی
Vietnamese:
Tuzluca, Iğdır, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ


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Mineral List

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2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.4 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Turabi323.03 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Cincevat423.03 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Güngörmez428.4 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Diplocynodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Diplocynodon23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Erinaceidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Hyaenodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Paraceratherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Paraceratherium28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cricetodon meini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon : Cricetodon meini23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Nitellopsis
genus
Plantae : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Characeae : Nitellopsis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Nalameryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Lophiomerycidae : Nalameryx28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Vallaris
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Vallaris23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzluca
Wikidata ID:Q1000871
GeoNames ID:8630873

Localities in this Region

  • Iğdır Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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