Kerman Province, Iran (original) (raw)

Description: Demantoid from the area near Bagh Borj has been known in the international gem market since 2001. There are several active operations, both in tunnels and open cuts. Individual demantoid crystals may reach up to 5 cm, but are normally much smaller. Crystals of more than 1.5 cm must be considered large for the locality. Gem crystals are normally much smaller. The color ranges from yellowish green to deep green.

ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

Localities:

Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Zartorosht Au deposit, Jiroft, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)

Localities:

Kerman 001 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 002 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 003 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Shahdad meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Antlerite

Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Localities:

Raigan Mine (Regun-e Bam Mine), Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Qa'le Hasan Ali Maars, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Zartorosht Au deposit, Jiroft, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Golgohar Fe deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Benleonardite ?

Formula: [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]

ⓘ Bernalite

Formula: Fe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bonattite

Formula: CuSO4 · 3H2O

References:

Khorasanipour, M., Tangestani, M. H., Naseh, R., & Hajmohammadi, H. (2011). Hydrochemistry, mineralogy and chemical fractionation of mine and processing wastes associated with porphyry copper mines: a case study from the Sarcheshmeh mine, SE Iran. Applied Geochemistry, 26(5), 714-730.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Britholite Group'

Formula: (REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)2

ⓘ Butlerite

Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O

ⓘ 'Calamine'

ⓘ 'Calcic plagioclase'

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Chahgaz deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcophanite

Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Localities:

Sikhuran Mine, Esfandaqeh, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sorkhan, Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Marzini mine, Esfandaqeh, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

Localities:

Sorkhan, Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Golgohar Fe deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Darreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sheikh-Ali deposit, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sar Cheshmeh Smelter, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Coquimbite

Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O

References:

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

Formula: CuFe2S3

Formula: Cu2O

Formula: CuFeO2

Formula: Cu9S5

Localities:

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

ⓘ Dioptase

Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Sargaz Mine, Esfandaqeh, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Bavanat deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Gol-e-Gohar mine (Gol-Gohar mine), Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg2Si2O6

Localities:

Sorkhan, Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 001 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 002 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 003 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite

Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2

Localities:

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Eriochalcite

Formula: CuCl2 · 2H2O

References:

ⓘ Famatinite

Formula: Cu3SbS4

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe2+2SiO4

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Localities:

Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Qa'le Hasan Ali Maars, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg2SiO4

Localities:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Geerite

Formula: Cu8S5

ⓘ 'Glass'

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2

References:

Oberhänsli, R., Bousquet, R., Moinzadeh, H., Moazzen, M., & Arvin, M. (2007). The field of stability of blue jadeite: a new occurrence of jadeitite at Sorkhan, Iran, as a case study. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45(6), 1501-1509.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Zartorosht Au deposit, Jiroft, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Haüyne

Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Talkh deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Hetaerolite

Formula: ZnMn2O4

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O

ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite

Formula: (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Talkh deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

References:

ⓘ 'Iron Group'

Localities:

ⓘ 'Iron sulfide'

References:

Pourkhorsandi, H., Gattacceca, J., Rochette, P., D'Orazio, M., Kamali, H., de Avillez, R., Letichevsky, S., Djamali, M., Mirnejad, H., Debaille, V., and Jull, A. J.T. (2019) Meteorites from the Lut Desert (Iran). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 54, 8, 1737–1763.

ⓘ Jalpaite

Formula: Ag3CuS2

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ Kalinite

Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Localities:

Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Darreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ Kieserite

Formula: MgSO4 · H2O

ⓘ Kornelite

Formula: Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O

References:

ⓘ Kutnohorite

Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2

ⓘ Lawsonite

Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O

References:

ⓘ Leonite

Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Lishizhenite

Formula: ZnFe2(SO4)4 · 14H2O

ⓘ Luzonite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

ⓘ Maghemite

Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4

Localities:

ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite

Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

References:

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO3

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities:

Bavanat deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chahgaz deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Zartorosht Au deposit, Jiroft, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

ⓘ Millosevichite

Formula: Al2(SO4)3

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

ⓘ Mitscherlichite

Formula: K2CuCl4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2

Localities:

Darreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite

Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2

References:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Natrojarosite

Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M2SiO4

References:

ⓘ Omphacite

Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

References:

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

ⓘ Osmium

Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)

ⓘ Pearceite

Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Localities:

Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Bavanat deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Golgohar Fe deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Planerite

Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O

ⓘ Plumbogummite

Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

ⓘ Poitevinite

Formula: (Cu,Fe)SO4 · H2O

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

References:

Rajabi, Abdorrahman, Carles Canet, Pura Alfonso, Pouria Mahmoodi, Ali Yarmohammadi, Shahba Sharifi, Amir Mahdavi, and Somaye Rezaei. (2022) "Mineralization and Structural Controls of the AB-Bid Carbonate-Hosted Pb-Zn (±Cu) Deposit, Tabas-Posht e Badam Metallogenic Belt, Iran" Minerals 12, no. 1: 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12010095

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite

Formula: Fe(S,As)2

ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

References:

Lu, Q., Sun, X., Li, D., Fu, Y., Zhou, F., Liang, Y., ... & Lao, Y. (2022). Fluid inclusion microthermometry and CHO-He-Ar isotopes of the Zartorosht gold deposit, SE Iran: Implications for ore-fluid nature and metallogenesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 140, 104600.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

Localities:

Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Qa'le Hasan Ali Maars, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

ⓘ Römerite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sauconite

Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

References:

Formula: FeCO3

Formula: Ag

Formula: ZnCO3

Localities:

Mehdi Abad Mine, Kerman Province, Iran
Chah-Talkh deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Chahgaz deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Ab‐Bid deposit, Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.

ⓘ Stibiopalladinite

Formula: Pd5Sb2

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Localities:

Sorkhan, Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Soghan, Arzuiyeh County, Kerman Province, Iran
Golgohar Fe deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Tamarugite

Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Localities:

ⓘ Tolovkite

Formula: IrSbS

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: A D3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Localities:

Kerman 001 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 002 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Kerman 003 meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Shahdad meteorite, Kerman meteorite field, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran
Sar Cheshmeh Smelter, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran

ⓘ Turquoise

Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

ⓘ ~~Uvarovite~~

Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

ⓘ 'Wad'

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO4)

ⓘ Yukonite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

ⓘ Zincite

Formula: ZnO

ⓘ Zincmelanterite

Formula: (Zn,Cu,Fe)SO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ Zincobotryogen

Formula: (Zn,Mg,Mn2+)Fe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Localities:

Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Bavanat deposit, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Qa'le Hasan Ali Maars, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran