Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Benavi, Barwari Bala, Amadiya (Amadia; Amedi) District, Dahuk (Dohuk; Dihok) Province, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq

mindat Locality ID: 271404
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271404.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benavi, Barwari Bala, Amadiya (Amadia; Amedi) District, Dahuk (Dohuk; Dihok) Province, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kurra Darmani Mtn.

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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Kaolinite	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Spinel

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 As C Ca Fe H Mg O Pb S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Kaolinite None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	0		3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0		9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	67660	27770
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	0		577
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	67660	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	67660	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0		39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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