Sinjar Wadi, Sinjar District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraqi
Regional Level Types | |
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Sinjar Wadi | Wadi |
Sinjar District | District |
Nineveh Governorate | Province |
Iraq | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 22' 29'' North , 41° 55' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Wadi - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sinjār | 38,294 (2017) | 7.1km |
A wadi, located near Sinjar town, cutting through limestones and marl.
The wadi runs roughly in a N-S direction.
Note: coordinates are estimated from original description (the wadi may, however, be one of the more narrow wadis located west of the chosen coordinates).
Sinjarite forms after wet season rains and is ephemeral, either dissolving or changing to the hexahydrate (antarcticite) and melting at 30 °C.
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1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
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ⓘ Sinjarite (TL) Formula: CaCl2 · 2H2O Type Locality: Description: In a dry stream bed, apparently precipitated from groundwater. Reference: Aljubouri Z A, Aldabbagh S M (1980) Sinjarite, a new mineral from Iraq. Mineralogical Magazine 43, 643-645 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Sinjarite (TL) | 3.BB.25 | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Sinjarite | CaCl2 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Aljubouri, Z.A., Aldabbach, S.M. (1980) Sinjarite a new mineral from Iraq. Mineralogical Magazine: 43: 643-645.
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