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Palmyra Fold Belt, Indian Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Palmyra Fold Belt | Orogenic Belt |
| Indian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Area:
107,964 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Aleppo | 1,602,264 (2018) |
| Gaziantep | 1,065,975 (2012) |
| Homs | 775,404 (2014) |
| DiyarbakÄąr | 644,763 (2015) |
| áļĻamÄh | 460,602 (2015) |
| ÅanlÄąurfa | 449,549 (2018) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| â | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| â | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| â | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| â | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| â | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| â | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| â | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| â | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| â | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| â | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| â | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| â | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| â | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| â | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| â | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| â | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| â | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| â | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| â | Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| â | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| â | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| â | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| â | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| â | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| â | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| â | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| â | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| â | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| â | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| â | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| â | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| â | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| â | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| â | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| â | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| â | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | âŧCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| â | Kaersutite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| â | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| â | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| â | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| â | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| â | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| â | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| â | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| â | 'Limonite' | - | |
| â | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| â | 'Xenotime' | - | |
| â | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| â | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| â | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | âŧCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| â | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| â | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| â | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| â | 'Glass' | - | |
| â | 'Saussurite' | - | |
| â | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | â Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | â Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | â Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | â Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | â Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | â Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | â Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | â Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | â Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | â Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | â Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | â Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | â Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| O | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | â Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | â Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | â Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | â Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | â Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | â Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | â Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | â Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | â Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | â Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | â Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | â Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | â Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | â Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Na | â Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | â Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Mg | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | â Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Al | â Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | â Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | â Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | â Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | â Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | â Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | â Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Si | â Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | â Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | â Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | â Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | â Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | â Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | â Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | â Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | â Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| P | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | â Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | â Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | â Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | â Covellite | CuS |
| S | â Galena | PbS |
| S | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | â Pentlandite | (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| S | â Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | â Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | â Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | â Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | â Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | â Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | â Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | â Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | â Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Ca | â Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | â Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | â Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | â Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | â Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | â Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Ti | â Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | â Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | â Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | â Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | â Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | â Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | â Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | â Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | â Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | â Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | â Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | â Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | â Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | â Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | â Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | â Pentlandite | (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| Fe | â Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | â Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | â Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | â Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | â Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | â Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | â Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | â Pentlandite | (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8 |
| Ni | â Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | â Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | â Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | â Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | â Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | â Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | â Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | â Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | â Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | â Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | â Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | â Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | â Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 190 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.13 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 513 Ma (Cambrian) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Localities in this Region
- Akkar Governorate
- Akkar District
- Aleppo Governorate
- Azaz District
- Mount Simeon District
- Hama Governorate
- Homs Governorate
- Idlib Governorate
- Latakia Governorate
- Tartus Governorate
- Tartus Governorate
- AdÄąyaman Province
- Besni District
- Diyarbakir Province
- Ergani District
- Ergani
- Ergani District
- Gaziantep Province
- Åehitkamil District
- KahramanmaraÅ Province
- Mardin Province
- ÅanlÄąurfa Province
- Siverek District
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
African PlateTectonic Plate
Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
- Euphrates-Sinjar basinBasin
- Palmyride Foldbelt basinBasin
- Sinai-Levant basinBasin
- Southeast Turkey Foldbelt basinBasin
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Wadi Al Ayun, Hama Governorate, Syria