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Ayn Dar, Mintaqah Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 25° 56' 46'' North , 49° 25' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 25.94611,49.42472
GeoHash:G#: the5semgp
KΓΆppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate


Sabka

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Arabian Peninsula

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: "Desert Rose" up to 30cm in diameter
Description: Sand inclusions
Reference: Qatar Univ. Sci. J. 22:191-204.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜'Gypsum'7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4·xH2O
β“˜Gypsum29.6.3.1CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Holocene
0 - 0.0117 Ma



ID: 3192695
Cenozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Anthropocene (0 - 0.0117 Ma)

Lithology: Sandstone-siltstone

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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