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Locality Name:
Saghand (Sagand; Saqand), Yazd, Iran


mindat Locality ID: 285191
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-285191.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saghand (Sagand; Saqand), Yazd, Iran": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kavir-e-Sagand
Saghand Uranium Mine

Latitude: 32°31'37"N
Longitude: 55°25'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.526944444444,55.420833333333
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 Cl F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Th U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumAluniteAmarantiteClayCopiapiteCoquimbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteKhademite
KieseriteMetavoltineMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRömeriteSpinelTalc
TamarugiteVoltaite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alum-(K)  (*)Alunogen  (*)Amarantite  (*)Butlerite  (*)
Cadwaladerite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Khademite  (*)Lesukite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Parabutlerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Römerite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tamarugite  (*)Thorianite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1676178803
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O16761692
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O167616272
Amarantite  (*)AmarantiteFe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O16761622
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O16761626
Cadwaladerite  (*)NoneAl2(H2O)(OH)4·n(Cl,OH-,H2O)1676162
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O167616382
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O167616136
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316761714640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61676162228
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O16761615
Lesukite  (*)NoneAl2(OH)5Cl·2H2O16761610
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416761714899
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O16761678
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21676175800
Parabutlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O16761623
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2267616,6761739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216761761156
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O167616115
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O167616139
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21676173337
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O16761687
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2167617236
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21676172718
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O167616111


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110161Saghand (Sagand; Saqand), Yazd, Iranhttps://rruff.info/R110161

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