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Meskani Mine (Meshkani Mine), Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Irani
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Meskani Mine (Meshkani Mine)Mine
Anarak DistrictDistrict
Nain CountyCounty
Isfahan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 20' 21'' North , 53° 27' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
18848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18848:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Madan-e Meskani


A copper-cobalt-nickel mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Koutekite
Formula: Cu5As2
Kutinaite
Formula: Ag6Cu14As7
Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Pararammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
'UM1983-02-As:Cu'
Formula: Cu2As

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Domeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
Koutekite2.AA.10dCu5As2
Kutinaite2.AA.25Ag6Cu14As7
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pararammelsbergite2.EB.10eNiAs2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Unclassified
'UM1983-02-As:Cu'-Cu2As

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
NaSodium
Na LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
ClChlorine
Cl LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Ca LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu DomeykiteCu3As
Cu KoutekiteCu5As2
Cu KutinaiteAg6Cu14As7
Cu LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu UM1983-02-As:CuCu2As
AsArsenic
As DomeykiteCu3As
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As KoutekiteCu5As2
As KutinaiteAg6Cu14As7
As LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
As NickelineNiAs
As PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
As UM1983-02-As:CuCu2As
AgSilver
Ag KutinaiteAg6Cu14As7
Ag Native SilverAg

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