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Locality Name:
Soghan, Baft County, Kerman, Iran


mindat Locality ID: 2012
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2012.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Soghan, Baft County, Kerman, Iran": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sorkhan

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cr Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChloriteClayFeldsparGarnetLawsoniteMicaNoneOlivine
PyroxeneRutileSerpentineSpinelTalc

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Rutile  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1673758803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4167375708
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41673753902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81673751756
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6167375944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1673751188
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2167375286
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O167375121
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1673751487
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216737517380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6167375229
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21673755614
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21673753337



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060358Soghan, Baft County, Kerman, Iranhttps://rruff.info/R060358


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