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Zadar County, Croatiai
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View of the Pag salt mining area, in 1930.

Pag salt works, Pag, Zadar County, Croatia
04880730017272293641191.jpg
View of the Pag salt mining area, in 1930.

Pag salt works, Pag, Zadar County, Croatia
04880730017272293641191.jpg
View of the Pag salt mining area, in 1930.

Pag salt works, Pag, Zadar County, Croatia
Neighbouring regions:
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lika-Senj County, Croatia
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zadar71,258 (2015)
Biograd na Moru5,285 (2016)
Bibinje3,942 (2017)
Preko3,871 (2016)
Pag2,714 (2016)
Gračac2,702 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
203282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203282:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Croatian:
Zadarska županija, Hrvatska
Italian:
Regione Zaratina, Croazia


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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTodorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Fossils

There are 23 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cuneolina
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Moncharmontia
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Charentiidae : Moncharmontia93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scandonea
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Scandonea93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Valvulammina
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Valvulamminidae : Valvulammina93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Radiolites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Radiolites93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudocyclammina
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cyclamminidae : Pseudocyclammina93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nezzazatidae
family		Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae93.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Portunatasaurus krambergeri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Portunatasaurus : Portunatasaurus krambergeri100.5 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadar_County
Wikidata ID:Q58146
GeoNames ID:3337530

Localities in this Region

Croatia

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