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Jahani Salt Diapir, Farashband County, Fars Province, Irani
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Jahani Salt DiapirDiapir
Farashband CountyCounty
Fars ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 36' North , 52° 28' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.60000,52.46667
GRN:
N20E33
Type:
Diapir
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fīrūzābād66,558 (2014)28.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
476414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:476414:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Active diapir in the Simply Folded Belt of the Zagros Orogeny.
Covers an area of 54 km2.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate

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References

Bruthans, J., Asadi, N., Filippi, M., Vilhelm, Z., Zare, M. (2008) A study of erosion rates on salt diapir surfaces in the Zagros Mountains, SE Iran. Environmental Geology, 53 (5) 1079-1089 doi:10.1007/s00254-007-0734-6
Abirifard, Mahmoud; Raeisi, Ezzat; Zarei, Mehdi; Zare, Mohammad; Filippi, Michal; Bruthans, Jiří; Talbot, Christopher (2017) Jahani Salt Diapir, Iran: hydrogeology, karst features and effect on surroundings environment. International Journal of Speleology, 46 (3). p.445-457. doi:10.5038/1827-806x.46.3.2133
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