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Sivas Province, Turkeyi
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Sivas ProvinceProvince
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sivas264,022 (2012)
Suşehri25,820 (2015)
Şarkışla23,800 (2012)
Gemerek16,916 (2012)
Divriği13,139 (2012)
Zara12,797 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
146206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146206:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sivas, Turquie
German:
Sivas, Türkei
Italian:
provincia di Sivas, Turchia
Russian:
Сивас, Турция
Simplified Chinese:
錫瓦斯省, 土耳其
Spanish:
Provincia de Sivas, Turquía
Arabic:
سيواس, تركيا
Armenian:
Սեբաստիայի իլ, Թուրքիա
Asturian:
provincia de Sivas, Turquía
Azeri:
Sivas ili, Türkiyə
Basque:
Sivas probintzia, Turkia
Belarusian:
Сівас , Турцыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сывас, Турэччына
Bengali:
সিভাস প্রদেশ, তুরস
Bosnian:
Sivas, Turska
Breton:
Sivas, Turkia
Bulgarian:
Сивас, Турция
Catalan:
Província de Sivas, Turquia
Cebuano:
Sivas, Turkiya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای سێواس, تورکیا
Chuvash:
Сивас, Турци
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Sivas, Türkiye
Czech:
Sivas , Turecko
Danish:
Sivas Province, Kalkun
Dutch:
Sivas, Turkije
Esperanto:
Provinco Sivas, Turkio
Estonian:
Sivasi provints, Türgi
Farsi/Persian:
استان سیواس, بوقلمون
Fiji Hindi:
Sivas Praant, Turkey
Finnish:
Sivasin maakunta, Turkki
Galician:
Provincia de Sivas, Turquía
Georgian:
სივასის პროვინცია, თურქეთი
Greek:
Επαρχία Σεβάστειας, Τουρκία
Gujarati:
સિવાસ પ્રાંત, તુર્કસ્તાન
Hill Mari:
Сивас, Турци
Hindi:
सिवास प्रांत, तुर्की
Hungarian:
Sivas, Törökország
Indonesian:
Provinsi Sivas, Turki
Japanese:
スィヴァス県, トルコ
Kannada:
ಶಿವಸ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಟರ್ಕಿ
Karakalpak:
Sivas wa'layati, Túrkiya
Korean:
시바스주, 터키
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Sêwas, Tirkiye
Latin:
Sebastea, Turcia
Latvian:
Sivasas ils, Turcija
Lithuanian:
Sivaso provincija, Turkija
Luri:
آستون سیواس, ترکیه
Macedonian:
Сивас, Турција
Malay:
Wilayah Sivas, Turki
Marathi:
सिवास प्रांत, तुर्कस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sivas, Türkiye
Northern Sami:
Sivas eanangoddi, Durka
Norwegian:
Sivas, Tyrkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Provinsen Sivas, Tyrkia
Ossetian:
Сивас, Турк
Polish:
Sivas, Turcja
Portuguese:
Sivas, Turquia
Romanian:
Provincia Sivas, Turcia
Scots:
Sivas Province, Turkey
Serbian:
Сивас, Турска
Serbo-Croatian:
Sivas, Turska
Sinhalese:
සිවාස් පළාත, තුර්කිය
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Sivas, Uturuki
Swedish:
Sivas, Turkiet
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Sivas, Pabo
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Сивас, Туркия
Tamil:
சிவாஸ் மாகாணம், துருக்கி
Telugu:
శివాస్ ప్రావిన్స్, టర్కీ
Thai:
จังหวัดซิวาส, ตุรกี
Traditional Chinese:
錫瓦斯省, 土耳其
Turkish:
Sivas, Türkiye
Turkmen:
Siwas, Türkiýe
Ukrainian:
Сівас, Туреччина
Urdu:
سیواس صوبہ, ترکی
Uyghur:
سىۋاس ۋىلايىتى, تۈركىيە جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Sivas, Turkiya
Vietnamese:
Sivas, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Waray:
Sivas, Turkeya
Welsh:
Sivas, Twrci
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ سیواس, ترکی
Zazaki:
Sêwaz, Tırkiya


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41 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Alkali Feldspar'
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Datolite var. Bakerite
Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gonnardite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
References:
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
References:
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Zeolite Group'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Martite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Datolite
var. Bakerite
9.AJ.20Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Talc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Gonnardite ?9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Unclassified
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
O ThorianiteThO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Na HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Al HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Si HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
ThThorium
Th ThorianiteThO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Late/Upper Cretaceous : 99.0 ± 11.0 Ma to 67.7 ± 1.1 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Late/Upper Cretaceous
ⓘ Zircon (youngest age)67.7 ± 1.1 MaKaraçayır Syenite Intrusion, Sivas District, Sivas Province, Turkey
ⓘ Zircon (oldest age)99.0 ± 11.0 MaKaraçayır Syenite Intrusion, Sivas District, Sivas Province, Turkey

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences46
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neurogymnurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Neurogymnurus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Adcrocuta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Adcrocuta11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ictitherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Ictitherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gliridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Glirulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Glirulus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dipodidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Cricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon28.4 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Eucricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Eucricetodon33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Pseudocricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pseudocricetodon33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Spanocricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Spanocricetodon28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ctenodactylidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ctenodactylidae33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Sus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Giraffa
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Giraffa11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Helladotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Helladotherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pseudotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Pseudotragus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tragocerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragocerus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aceratherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aceratherium11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Rhinoceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Microdyromys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Microdyromys28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dinosorex anatolicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dinosorex : Dinosorex anatolicus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Turkodimylus hartogi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dimylidae : Turkodimylus : Turkodimylus hartogi23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Mirabella anatolica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mirabella : Mirabella anatolica23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Eucricetodontinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Eucricetodontinae33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Deperetomys intermedius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Deperetomys : Deperetomys intermedius23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cricetodon tobieni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon : Cricetodon tobieni16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Meteamys alpani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Meteamys : Meteamys alpani28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Muhsinia steffensi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Muhsinia : Muhsinia steffensi28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Galerix saratji
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Galerix : Galerix saratji28.4 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Desmanodon ziegleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Desmanodon : Desmanodon ziegleri23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Allactaginae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Allactagidae : Allactaginae28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dihoplus schleiermacheri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dihoplus : Dihoplus schleiermacheri11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Eumyarion weinfurteri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Eumyarion : Eumyarion weinfurteri33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Shamosminthus sodovis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Zapodidae : Shamosminthus : Shamosminthus sodovis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Testudo graeca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Testudo : Testudo graeca11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoryx pallasi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Palaeoryx : Palaeoryx pallasi11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivas_Province
Wikidata ID:Q483100
GeoNames ID:300617

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
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