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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into thirteen manaţiq (sing. minţaqah: regions or emirates; also translated as provinces).

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Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  		•  Abhurite (TL)
  		• Actinolite
  		• Aeschynite-(Y)
  		• Albite
    var: Oligoclase-Albite
  		• 'Apatite
    var: Phosphorite'
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Francolite
  		• Arsenopyrite
  		• Baryte
  		• Bismuthinite
  		• Bornite
  		• Calcite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• 'Chalcedony
    var: Mocha Stone'
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• 'Chlorite Group'
  		• 'Columbite'
  		• 'Columbite-Tantalite'
  		• Diopside
  		• Dolomite
  		• Epidote
  		• Fluorite
  		• Frohbergite
  		• Galena
  		• Gold
       var: Electrum
  		• Grossular
  		• Hematite
  		• 'Hornblende'
  		• Magnesite
  		• Magnetite
  		• Metatyuyamunite
  		• 'Mica Group'
  		• Microcline
  		• Molybdenite
  		• Muscovite
  		• 'Oolitic Quartz'
  		• Pyrite
  		• Pyrochlore
  		• Pyrrhotite
  		• Quartz
       var: Chert
  		• Rhodochrosite
  		• Rhodonite
  		• Romarchite
  		• Rutile
    var: Ilmenorutile
  		• 'Scapolite'
  		• Scheelite
  		• Senaite
  		• 'Sericite'
  		• Siderite
  		• Spessartine
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Stannite
  		• Stibnite
  		• Talc
  		• Tetrahedrite
  		• Thorite
  		• Titanite
  		• Vulcanite
  		• Wolframite
  		• Xenotime-(Y)
  		• Yttropyrochlore-(Y)
  		• Zircon


    63 entries listed. 47 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    Saudi Arabia
     
    • Al Amar District
    • Hudayah (Hudayb)
    • Midyan
      • Nuqrah-As Safra area
        • Sukhaybarat al Gharbiyah (Sukhaybarat ash Sharqiyah)
    Saudi Arabia
     
    • Mintaqah ar Riyad
      • Jiddah (Jeddah)
      • Najran
    • Nafud Qunaifidha

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