Regional Report: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into thirteen manaţiq (sing. minţaqah: regions or emirates; also translated as provinces). Ref.: http://www.statoids.com/usa.html

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Abhurite - 45

Acanthite - 17

Actinolite - 49

Aegirine - 9

Aeschynite-(Y) - 9

Albite - 9, 46, 18, 20

Altaite - 24, 17

Anhydrite - 11

Aphthitalite - 11

Arcanite - 11

Archerite - 11

Arfvedsonite - 9, 14

Arnhemite - 11

Arseniosiderite - 46

Arsenopyrite - 5, 17, 49, 7, 8, 46

Awaruite - 48

Baryte - 24, 1, 23

'Bastnäsite' - 20, 14

Betafite - 20

Biotite - 18

Biphosphammite - 11

Bismuth - 17, 46

Bismuthinite - 7, 46

Bornite - 7

Calaverite - 24

Calcite - 24, 4, 6, 11

Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH) - 11

Cassiterite - 9, 7, 8, 46

Chalcocite - 46

Chalcopyrite - 5, 24, 17, 49, 22, 23, 7, 8, 46

'Chert' - 4, 51, 43

'Chlorite Group' - 5, 9, 24, 49, 22, 1, 23

Cobaltite - 17

Cohenite - 48

Columbite - 9, 46, 18

Conichalcite - 46

Covellite - 46

Diopside - 6

Dolomite - 5

'Electrum' - 24

Epidote - 22, 6

Fayalite - 46

Fergusonite-(Y) - 18

Ferrimolybdite - 46

Fluorite - 9, 7, 8, 46, 18, 20

'Francolite' - 4

Frohbergite - 24, 17

Gagarinite-(Y) - 18

Galena - 9, 24, 17, 49, 7, 8, 46

Goethite - 48

Gold - 24, 17, 49, 1, 3, 50

Graphite - 48

Grossular - 6

Halite - 11

Hematite - 24, 22, 46, 14

Hessite - 24, 17

'Hornblende' - 6, 15

Ilmenite - 46

'Ilmenorutile' - 9

Ixiolite - 20

'Kamacite' - 48

Limonite - 46

Maghemite - 48

Magnesite - 54, 16

Magnetite - 24, 17, 22, 46, 48

Marcasite - 46

Metatyuyamunite - 4

'Mica Group' - 49

Microcline - 9, 24, 18, 20

'Mocha Stone' - 39

Molybdenite - 7

'Monazite' - 9, 46, 20, 14

Muscovite - 7, 20

'Oligoclase-Albite' - 6

'Oolitic Quartz' - 21

Opal - 11

Palygorskite - 11

Petzite - 24

Phlogopite - 18

'Phosphorite' - 4, 51, 43, 2, 42

Proustite - 46

Pyrargyrite - 46

Pyrite - 5, 24, 17, 49, 22, 1, 7, 8, 13, 46

Pyrochlore - 9, 14

Pyrocoproite - 11

Pyrophosphite - 11

Pyrrhotite - 5, 17, 49, 7

Quartz - 9, 24, 1, 23, 4, 6, 7, 8, 46, 11, 18, 20, 14

Rhodochrosite - 22

Rhodonite - 22

Rickardite - 24

Riebeckite - 14

Romarchite - 45

Rutile - 46

Samarskite-(Y) - 9, 46

'Scapolite' - 6

Scheelite - 7, 15

Schreibersite - 48

Scorodite - 46

'Selenite' - 10

Senaite - 9

'Sericite' - 24, 1, 46

Siderite - 24, 46

Silver - 46

Spessartine - 22

Sphalerite - 5, 9, 24, 17, 22, 1, 23, 8, 46

Stannite - 7, 8

Stibnite - 7

Sylvanite - 24

Taenite - 48

Talc - 5, 23

Tellurium - 17

Tetrahedrite - 8, 46

Thorite - 9

Titanite - 6

Topaz - 46

'Tourmaline' - 46

Troilite - 48

Uraninite - 9, 14

Urea - 11

Varlamoffite - 46

Volynskite - 24, 17

Vulcanite - 17

Whitlockite - 11

Wolframite - 7, 8, 15, 46

Xenotime-(Y) - 9, 18

Zinnwaldite - 46

Zircon - 9, 19, 46, 18, 14

Zirkelite - 46

129 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Al Amar Deposit, Al Amar District, Saudi Arabia
2	Al Amud area, Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
3	Al Hajar Mine, Mintaqah 'Asir, Saudi Arabia
4	Al Jalamid deposit, Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
5	Al Masane (Al Massane) Mine, Saudi Arabia
6	Al-Madhiq area, Mintaqah Makkah, Saudi Arabia
7	Baid al Jimalah, Mintaqah Al Qasim, Saudi Arabia
8	Bi'r Tawilah, Mintaqah Makkah, Saudi Arabia
9	Ghurayyah Ta deposit, Midyan, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
10	Haql, Gulf of Aqaba, Mintaqah Al Jizan, Saudi Arabia
11	Hibashi Cave, Mintaqah Makkah, Saudi Arabia
12	Hudayah Quarry, Hudayah (Hudayb), Saudi Arabia
13	Iktinah mine, Mintaqah 'Asir, Saudi Arabia
14	Jabal Hamra, Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
15	Jabal Marya, Mintaqah 'Asir, Saudi Arabia
16	Jabal Rukman, Saudi Arabia
17	Jabal Sayid Cu-Zn Deposit, Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
18	Jabal Tawlah, Midyan, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
19	Jabal Tuwalah (Djebel Tuwallah), Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
20	Jabal Umm Al Suqian, Mintaqah 'Asir, Saudi Arabia
21	Jilh el 'Ishahr, Nafud Qunaifidha, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
22	Khnaiguiyah Zn Deposit, Saudi Arabia
23	Kutam Cu-Zn Deposit, Saudi Arabia
24	Mahd Adh Dhahab Mine (Mahad Dahahab Mine; Cradle of Gold Mine), Wejh, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
25	Midyan, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
26	Mintaqah 'Asir, Saudi Arabia
27	Mintaqah Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia

28	Mintaqah Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Saudi Arabia
29	Mintaqah Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
30	Mintaqah Al Jizan, Saudi Arabia
31	Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
32	Mintaqah Al Qasim, Saudi Arabia
33	Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
34	Mintaqah Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
35	Mintaqah Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
36	Mintaqah Makkah, Saudi Arabia
37	Mintaqah Najran, Saudi Arabia
38	Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
39	Mocha, Saudi Arabia
40	Najran Quarry, Najran, Mintaqah Najran, Saudi Arabia
41	Nuqrah Mine, Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
42	Quraymiz area, Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
43	Sanam area, Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
44	Saudi Arabia
45	Sharm Abhur Cove, Jiddah (Jeddah), Mintaqah Makkah, Saudi Arabia
46	Silsilah deposit, Mintaqah Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
47	Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
48	South Dahna meteorite, Rub' al-Khali, Saudi Arabia
49	Sukhaybarat Mine (Sukhaybarat East Mine; Sukhaybarat deposit), Sukhaybarat al Gharbiyah (Sukhaybarat ash Sharqiyah), Mintaqah Al Qasim, Saudi Arabia
50	Umm Garayat Mine, Wejh, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
51	Umm Wu'al area, Sirhan-Turayf, Mintaqah ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
52	Wadi Sawawin Mine, Saudi Arabia
53	Wejh, Mintaqah Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
54	Zarghat (Tharghad; Thurghud), Mintaqah Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

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