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Mishraq sulfur deposit, Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraqi
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Mishraq sulfur depositMine
Al-Hamdaniya DistrictDistrict
Nineveh GovernorateProvince
IraqCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 59' 6'' North , 43° 18' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.98504,43.31176
GRN:
N24E26
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Al-Hamdaniya50,000 (2016)32.3km
Mosul1,739,800 (2016)42.6km
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah2,065,597 (2016)42.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
479529
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:479529:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Mishraq orebody is the largest stratiform sulfur deposit known, containing from 100 to 250 million tons of bioepigenetic sulfur.

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Indian Plate

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References

Barker, J. M., Cochran, D. E., Semrad, R. (1979) Economic geology of the Mishraq native sulfur deposit, northern Iraq. Economic Geology, 74 (2) 484-495 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.74.2.484
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