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Samarqand, Uzbekistani
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Entrance to the abandoned shaft of the Ingichka mine in 2022.

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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An overview on the old dumps of the quarry

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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One of the abandoned quarry of the area

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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Entrance to the abandoned shaft of the Ingichka mine in 2022.

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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An overview on the old dumps of the quarry

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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One of the abandoned quarry of the area

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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Entrance to the abandoned shaft of the Ingichka mine in 2022.

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
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An overview on the old dumps of the quarry

Ingichka Mine, Zirabulak Mountain, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Samarqand319,366 (2012)
Kattaqo‘rg‘on59,382 (2017)
Urgut47,373 (2012)
Oqtosh38,307 (2012)
Bulung’ur26,815 (2012)
Payshanba24,772 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
20362
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20362:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Samarkand Viloyati
Other Languages:
French:
Province de Samarcande, Ouzbékistan
German:
Provinz Samarqand, Usbekistan
Italian:
Regione di Samarcanda, Uzbekistan
Russian:
Самаркандская область, Узбекистан
Simplified Chinese:
撒馬爾罕州, 乌兹别克斯坦
Spanish:
Provincia de Samarcanda, Uzbekistán
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Samarqand viloyati, Oʻzbekiston
Arabic:
ولاية سمرقند, أوزبكستان
Asturian:
Provincia de Samarcanda, Uzbequistán
Azeri:
Səmərqənd vilayəti, Özbəkistan
Basque:
Samarkanda probintzia, Uzbekistan
Belarusian:
Самаркандскі вілает, Узбекістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Самаркандзкі вілаят, Узбэкістан
Bulgarian:
Самаркандска област, Узбекистан
Cebuano:
Samarqand Viloyati, Uzbekistan
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Samarqand vilâyeti, Özbekistan
Dutch:
Samarkand, Oezbekistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Samarkando, Uzbekio
Estonian:
Samarkandi vilajett, Usbekistan
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت سمرقند, ازبکستان
Finnish:
Samarkandin alue, Uzbekistan
Galician:
Provincia de Samarcanda, Uzbequistán
Hindi:
समरक़न्द प्रान्त, उज़्बेकिस्तान
Indonesian:
Provinsi Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Japanese:
サマルカンド州, ウズベキスタン
Karakalpak:
Samarqand wa'layatı, O'zbekistan
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Самарқан облысы, Өзбекстан
Korean:
사마르칸트 주, 우즈베키스탄
Kyrgyz:
Самарканд облусу, Өзбекстан
Lithuanian:
Samarkando vilajetas, Uzbekija
Malay:
Wilayah Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Marathi:
समरकंद विलायती, उझबेकिस्तान
Polish:
Wilajet samarkandzki, Uzbekistan
Portuguese:
Samarcanda, Uzbequistão
Punjabi:
ਸਮਰਕੰਦ ਖੇਤਰ, ਉਜ਼ਬੇਕਿਸਤਾਨ
Romanian:
Regiunea Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Scots:
Samarqand Province, Uzbekistan
South Azerbaijani:
سمرقند ویلایت, اؤزبکیستان
Swedish:
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Самарқанд, Ӯзбекистон
Tatar:
Сәмәрканд өлкәсе, Үзбәкстан
Turkish:
Semerkant ili, Özbekistan
Ukrainian:
Самаркандська область, Узбекистан
Urdu:
سمرقند صوبہ, ازبکستان
Uyghur:
سەمەرقەنت ۋىلايىتى, ئۆزبېكىستان
Vietnamese:
Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Waray:
Samarqand, Usbekistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ سمرقند, ازبکستان


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89 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aguilarite
Formula: Ag4SeS
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Aliettite
Formula: Ca0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Description: Pseudomorph after wollastonite
'Aluminosilicate'
Formula: Al, SiOx (etc)
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Aurostibite
Formula: AuSb2
Avicennite (TL)
Formula: Tl2O3
Type Locality:
Colour: grayish-black
Description: The mineral occurs in crystals less than 1 mm in size in a hematite-calcite vein cutting banded marmorized and silicified limestones near their contact with granite-gneisses of the Ketmenchinsk intrusive
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierine
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series'
'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite'
Formula: (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Freieslebenite
Formula: AgPbSbS3
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hedleyite
Formula: Bi7Te3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
References:
'Joséite'
Formula: Bi4TeS2
Joséite-B
Formula: Bi4Te2S
References:
'K Feldspar'
Kolovratite
Formula: NixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maldonite
Formula: Au2Bi
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Lead
Formula: Pb
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Silver var. Küstelite
Formula: Ag
Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
Nevskite
Formula: Bi(Se,S)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Ourayite
Formula: Ag3Pb4Bi5S13
Owyheeite
Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Periclase
Formula: MgO
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Pilsenite
Formula: Bi4Te3
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Plagionite
Formula: Pb5Sb8S17
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Treasurite
Formula: Ag7Pb6Bi15S32
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
References:
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Vésigniéite
Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
var. Küstelite1.AA.05Ag
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Maldonite2.AA.40Au2Bi
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Aguilarite2.BA.55Ag4SeS
Naumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Hedleyite2.DC.05Bi7Te3
'Joséite'2.DC.05Bi4TeS2
Joséite-B2.DC.05Bi4Te2S
Nevskite2.DC.05Bi(Se,S)
Pilsenite2.DC.05Bi4Te3
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Tsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
Krennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Aurostibite2.EB.05aAuSb2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Plagionite2.HC.10bPb5Sb8S17
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Owyheeite2.HC.35Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Freieslebenite2.JB.15AgPbSbS3
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Treasurite2.JB.40aAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Ourayite2.JB.40cAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Periclase4.AB.25MgO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Avicennite (TL)4.CB.10Tl2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vésigniéite8.BH.45BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Kolovratite8.CB.50NixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Aliettite9.EC.60Ca0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Berthierine9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'
-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
var. Horobetsuite'
-(Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series'-
'Aluminosilicate'-Al, SiOx (etc)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
H Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
H KolovratiteNixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
H VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AvicenniteTl2O3
O BaryteBaSO4
O Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KolovratiteNixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PericlaseMgO
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
O VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O AluminosilicateAl, SiOx (etc)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PericlaseMgO
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
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 Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
Al AluminosilicateAl, SiOx (etc)
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
Si AluminosilicateAl, SiOx (etc)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AguilariteAg4SeS
S AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CovelliteCuS
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
S GalenaPbS
S GudmunditeFeSbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S JoséiteBi4TeS2
S Joséite-BBi4Te2S
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MatilditeAgBiS2
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S NevskiteBi(Se,S)
S OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
S OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
S PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
S Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite(Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
S Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AliettiteCa0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
VVanadium
V KolovratiteNixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
V VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GudmunditeFeSbS
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Ni KolovratiteNixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Zn KolovratiteNixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SeSelenium
Se AguilariteAg4SeS
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se NaumanniteAg2Se
Se NevskiteBi(Se,S)
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag AguilariteAg4SeS
Ag AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Ag MatilditeAgBiS2
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
Ag NaumanniteAg2Se
Ag OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Ag OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Ag VolynskiteAgBiTe2
Ag Native Silver var. KüsteliteAg
SbAntimony
Sb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb AurostibiteAuSb2
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Sb GudmunditeFeSbS
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sb PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sb Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite(Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3
Sb Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
TeTellurium
Te HedleyiteBi7Te3
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te JoséiteBi4TeS2
Te Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Te KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
Te PilseniteBi4Te3
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Te TsumoiteBiTe
Te VolynskiteAgBiTe2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au AurostibiteAuSb2
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
Au KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Au MaldoniteAu2Bi
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
TlThallium
Tl AvicenniteTl2O3
PbLead
Pb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb Native LeadPb
Pb OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Pb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Pb PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Pb TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi HedleyiteBi7Te3
Bi JoséiteBi4TeS2
Bi Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Bi MaldoniteAu2Bi
Bi MatilditeAgBiS2
Bi NevskiteBi(Se,S)
Bi OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Bi PilseniteBi4Te3
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Bi TreasuriteAg7Pb6Bi15S32
Bi TsumoiteBiTe
Bi VolynskiteAgBiTe2
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Bi Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite(Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3
Bi Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
UUranium
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

Fossils

There are 24 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beshtyubin1093.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Khodzhakul299.6 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Havalbet9433.4 - 427.4 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Clathrodictyon
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Clathrodictyidae : Clathrodictyon433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Halysites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Halysites433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Helioplasmolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Helioplasmolites433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Propora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Proporidae : Propora433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Tryplasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Zelophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pycnostylidae : Zelophyllum433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Retziella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Retziellidae : Retziella433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Myledaphus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Rhinobatidae : Myledaphus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lindholmemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermatemydidae : Lindholmemys93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carettochelyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Carettochelyidae93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alectrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae : Alectrosaurus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplodocidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Diplodocidae93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae99.6 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria93.5 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Shachemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Shachemys93.5 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarqand_Region
Wikidata ID:Q487532

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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