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Khur agate field, Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan Province, Irani
Regional Level Types
Khur agate fieldMineral Occurrence Area
Khur and Biabanak CountyCounty
Isfahan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 38' 59'' North , 55° 16' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.65000,55.28333
GRN:
N23E33
Type:
Mineral Occurrence Area
Kรถppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
225167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225167:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


25 km SE of Khur.
(Minerals listed here are all from the agate/chalcedony nodules themselves, not the country rock.)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
โ“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
โ“˜Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
โ“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Celadonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+โ—ป)(Si4O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 ยท nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuโ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
SrStrontium
Srโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4

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References

iranian-agates.freeservers.com (n.d.) http://iranian-agates.freeservers.com/photo.html
Moxon, T., Reed, S. J. B. (2006) Agate and chalcedony from igneous and sedimentary hosts aged from 13 to 3480 Ma: a cathodoluminescence study. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (5) 485-498 doi:10.1180/0026461067050347
Nazari, Maziar (2009) Achate und Geoden aus der Region Khur, Zentral-Iran [Agates and geodes from the Khur region, Central Iran]. Mineralien Welt, 20 (3). p.91-96.
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