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Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Irani
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Isfahan CountyCounty
Isfahan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Isfahan1,547,164 (2014)
Rehnān49,143 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
233443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233443:4
GUID (UUID V4):
376a8bb4-6f49-40cf-ad95-d8973f0bed4b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Esfahan County
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اصفهان, استان اصفهان, ایران
French:
préfecture d'Ispahan, Ispahan, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Esfahan, provincia di Esfahan, Iran
Russian:
Исфахан, Исфахан, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة أصفهان, أصفهان, إيران
Azeri:
İsfahan şəhristanı, İsfahan ostanı, İran
Belarusian:
Ісфахан, астан Ісфахан, Іран
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
ئەسفەھان, پارێزگای ئەسفەھان, ئێران
Dutch:
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Gilaki:
شهرستان اصفهان, استان اصفهان, ايران
Hungarian:
Iszfahán megye, Iszfahán tartomány, Irán
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Isfahan, An Iaráin
Japanese:
エスファハーン郡, エスファハーン州, イラン
Pashto:
اصفهان ولسوالي, د اصفهان ولايت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Isfahon, Provincija Isfahan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
ایصفاهان بؤلگه‌سی, ایصفاهان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Исфаҳон, Устони Исфаҳон, Эрон
Turkish:
İsfahan şehristanı, İsfahan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان اصفہان, صوبہ اصفہان, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Isfahan, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان اصفہان, صوبہ اصفہان, ایران


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19 valid minerals.

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Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit: acicular
Colour: turqoise-blue-green
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Clintonite
Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Krauskopfite
Formula: BaSi2O5 · 3H2O
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Krauskopfite9.DH.30BaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clintonite9.EC.35CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PlattneritePbO2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MgMagnesium
Mg ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
BaBarium
Ba KrauskopfiteBaSi2O5 · 3H2O
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beudanticeras Shale8105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Funginella
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Funginellidae : Funginella105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Beudanticeras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Beudanticeras105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Douvilleiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Douvilleiceratidae : Douvilleiceras105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Puzosia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Puzosia105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Tetragonites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Tetragonites105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Turritellidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Nuculidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Beudanticeras beudanti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Beudanticeras : Beudanticeras beudanti105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfahan_County
Wikidata ID:Q1282082
GeoNames ID:449476

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