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Sahand stratavolcano, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Irani
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Sahand stratavolcanoStratovolcano
Heris CountyCounty
East Azerbaijan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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View of the Sahand stratovolcano from an international flight.

Sahand stratavolcano, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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View of the Sahand stratovolcano from an international flight.

Sahand stratavolcano, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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View of the Sahand stratovolcano from an international flight.

Sahand stratavolcano, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 17' 47'' North , 46° 41' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
404734
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404734:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
سهند, شهرستان هریس, استان آذربایجان شرقی, ایران
French:
Sahand, préfecture de Heris, Azerbaïdjan oriental, Iran
German:
Kuh-e Sahand, Ost-Aserbaidschan, Iran
Russian:
Сехенд, Восточный Азербайджан, Иран
Simplified Chinese:
薩漢德山, 東亞塞拜疆省, 伊朗
Spanish:
Sahand, Provincia de Azerbaiyán Oriental, Irán
Arabic:
سهند, مقاطعة هريس, أذربيجان الشرقية, إيران
Azeri:
Səhənd, Heris şəhristanı, Şərqi Azərbaycan ostanı, İran
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Саганд, Усходні Азэрбайджан, Іран
Croatian:
Sahand, Istočni Azarbajdžan, Iran
Czech:
Sahand, Východní Ázerbájdžán, Írán
Dutch:
Sahand, Heris County, Oost-Azerbeidzjan, Iran
Egyptian Arabic:
جبل سهند, اذربيجان شرقى, ايران
Georgian:
სეჰენდი, აღმოსავლეთი აზერბაიჯანის ოსტანი, ირანი
Japanese:
サハンド, ヘリース郡, 東アーザルバーイジャーン州, イラン
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Volkana Sehendê, Azerbaycana Rojhilat, Îran
Mazanderani:
سهند, شرقی آذربایجان اوستان, ایران
Portuguese:
Monte Sahand, Azerbaijão Oriental, Irão
Serbo-Croatian:
Sahand, Okrug Hares, Istočni Azarbajdžan, Iran
Slovak:
Kúh-e Sahand, Irán
South Azerbaijani:
سهند, هئریس بؤلگه‌سی, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی, ایران
Swedish:
Sahand, Östazarbaijan, Iran
Traditional Chinese:
薩漢德山, 東亞塞拜疆省, 伊朗
Turkish:
Sehend Dağı, Heris şehristanı, Doğu Azerbaycan Eyaleti, İran
Ukrainian:
Сехенд, Східний Азербайджан, Іран


A heavily-eroded calc-alkaline stratovolcano.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahand
Wikidata ID:Q1432738
GeoNames ID:8717339

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