Khur agate field, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Irani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Khur agate field | - not defined - |
| Nain County | County |
| Isfahan Province | Province |
| Iran | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 39' North , 55° 17' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
25 km SE of Khur.
(Minerals listed here are all from the agate/chalcedony nodules themselves, not the country rock.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Celadonite Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Quartz var. Agate Reference: Mineralogical Magazine, October 2006, Vol. 70(5), pp. 485β498; Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Maziar Nazari (2005) The Khur Agate Field, Central Iran. Symposium on Agate and Cryptocrystalline Quartz, September 10-13, 2005, Golden, Colorado. Program and Abstracts, pp 36-52. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Celadonite | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+β»)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mineralogical Magazine, October 2006, Vol. 70(5), pp. 485β498
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