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Kangal District, Sivas Province, Turkeyi
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Kangal DistrictDistrict
Sivas ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kangal11,888 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
342492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342492:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kangal, Sivas, Turquie
German:
Kangal, Sivas, Türkei
Italian:
Kangal, provincia di Sivas, Turchia
Simplified Chinese:
坎加爾, 錫瓦斯省, 土耳其
Armenian:
Ղանղալ, Սեբաստիայի իլ, Թուրքիա
Asturian:
Kangal, provincia de Sivas, Turquía
Cebuano:
Kangal, Sivas, Turkiya
Dutch:
Kangal, Sivas, Turkije
Farsi/Persian:
کنگل, استان سیواس, بوقلمون
Hill Mari:
Кангал, Сивас, Турци
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Qenxal, Sêwas, Tirkiye
Malay:
Kangal, Wilayah Sivas, Turki
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kangal, Sivas, Türkiye
Norwegian:
Kangal, Sivas, Tyrkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Kangal, Provinsen Sivas, Tyrkia
Swahili:
Kangal, Mkoa wa Sivas, Uturuki
Traditional Chinese:
坎加爾, 錫瓦斯省, 土耳其
Turkish:
Kangal, Sivas, Türkiye
Urdu:
کانگال, سیواس صوبہ, ترکی
Vietnamese:
Kangal, Sivas, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کنگال, صوبہ سیواس, ترکی
Zazaki:
Qengal, Sêwaz, Tırkiya


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.4 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neurogymnurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Neurogymnurus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Adcrocuta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Adcrocuta11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ictitherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Ictitherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Glirulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Glirulus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Spanocricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Spanocricetodon28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Sus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Giraffa
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Giraffa11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Helladotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Helladotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pseudotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Pseudotragus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tragocerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragocerus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aceratherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aceratherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Rhinoceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Microdyromys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Microdyromys28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Meteamys alpani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Meteamys : Meteamys alpani28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Muhsinia steffensi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Muhsinia : Muhsinia steffensi28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Galerix saratji
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Galerix : Galerix saratji28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Allactaginae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Allactagidae : Allactaginae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dihoplus schleiermacheri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dihoplus : Dihoplus schleiermacheri11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoryx pallasi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Palaeoryx : Palaeoryx pallasi11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangal
Wikidata ID:Q1003953
GeoNames ID:310554

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Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
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