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Ravar County, Kerman Province, Irani
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Ravar CountyCounty
Kerman ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rāvar40,167 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
336715
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:336715:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Ravar, Province de Kerman, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Ravar, Provincia di Kerman, Iran
Arabic:
مقاطعة راور, كرمان, إيران
Azeri:
Ravər şəhristanı, Kirman ostanı, İran
Dutch:
Ravar County, Kerman, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان راور, استان کرمان, ایران
Hungarian:
Rávar megye, Kermán tartomány, Irán
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Ravar, An Iaráin
Japanese:
ラーヴァル郡, ケルマーン州, イラン
Pashto:
راور ولسوالي, د کرمان ولايت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Rovar, Kermanska pokrajina, Iran
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Ровар, Устони Кирмон, Эрон
Turkish:
Raver şehristanı, Kirman Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان راور, صوبہ کرمان, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Ravar, Iran


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

18 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Limonite'
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences62
Youngest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Actinostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Actinostromatidae : Actinostroma382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Clathrocoilona
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae : Clathrocoilona382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dendrostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae : Dendrostroma382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Habrostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Syringostromatida : Coenostromatidae : Habrostroma382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Hermatoporella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Trupetostromatidae : Hermatoporella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Stachyodes
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stachyoditidae : Stachyodes382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Stictostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae : Stictostroma382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Stromatopora
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida : Stromatoporidae : Stromatopora382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cystihexagonaria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystihexagonaria382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Disphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Disphyllum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Hexagonaria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : Hexagonaria382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Peneckiella
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : Peneckiella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Temnophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : Temnophyllum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Rhynchonellida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cyphoterorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Cyphoterorhynchus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Leptocaryorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Leptocaryorhynchus372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ripidiorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Ripidiorhynchus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtiorina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ulbospiriferidae : Cyrtiorina372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Cyrtospirifer382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dmitria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Dmitria372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Sulcatospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Sulcatospirifer372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Tenticospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Tenticospirifer382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Uchtospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Uchtospirifer382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Araratella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : Araratella372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravar_County
Wikidata ID:Q1286316
GeoNames ID:449613

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)
Iran

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