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Locality Name:
Syria


mindat Locality ID: 29464
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29464.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Syria": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Aleppo Governorate
Ar Raqqah Governorate
Dayr Az Zawr Governorate
Hama Governorate
Ḥimṣ Governorate (Homs)
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Tartus Governorate

Latitude: 35°15'18"N
Longitude: 37°44'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.255,37.736666666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCalciteClayCopperCorundumCristobaliteGypsumIronKaoliniteNone
PalygorskiteQuartzRocksaltSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111542627770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411154193902
Copper  (*)CopperCu11154193846
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21115426453
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211154269895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11154262740
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11154266890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11154231398
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311154195433
Iron  (*)IronFe11154191089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411154265591
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1115426306
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22115426,11543061156
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1115419374
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11154191044
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1115426628


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