Mahabad lava flows, Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Irani
Regional Level Types | |
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Mahabad lava flows | Group of Lava Flows |
Mahabad County | County |
West Azerbaijan Province | Province |
Iran | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 45' North , 45° 55' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Lava Flows
Köppen climate type:
Scattered lava flows to the east of town Mahabad overlie Miocene and Jurassic to Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.
Age probably Quaternary, based on freshness.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
ⓘ 'Glass' Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group' Reference: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
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Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species | |||
ⓘ | Nepheline | 76.2.1.2 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Woolley, A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. Geological Society, 384 pages, p.132.
Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., Ajdari, K. (2013) Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
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