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Akyumak village, Eleşkirt District, Ağri Province, Turkeyi
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Akyumak villageVillage
Eleşkirt DistrictDistrict
Ağri ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 34'' North , 42° 49' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.92611,42.82222
GeoHash:
G#: szn7nkq4q
GRN:
N27E24
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eleşkirt18,769 (2015)18.9km
Ağrı92,022 (2017)30.2km
Kağızman25,157 (2014)36.9km
Hamur4,233 (2015)38.2km
Sarıkamış23,665 (2015)48.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
280314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280314:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Description: Cohenite is labelled 'cementite' in the metallurgical literature.
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: Embedded in kamacite in Colakoglu & Ceylan (1988) photograph
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Composition is nearly uniform 5.8 % Ni except at kamacite-taenite interfaces.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Composition is nearly uniform 5.8 % Ni except at kamacite-taenite interfaces.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Taenite - Highest Ni content (~40%) at kamacite-taenite interfaces.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

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