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Formula: Ag2S

Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

Localities:

Mishav, Shalair Valley, Penjwen District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Penjwen, Penjwen District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6

ⓘ Åkermanite

Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7]

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

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

ⓘ Albite var. Andesine

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

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

References:

Mazhari, S. A., Bea, F., Amini, S., Ghalamghash, J., Molina, J. F., Montero, P., ... & Williams, I. S. (2009). The Eocene bimodal Piranshahr massif of the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, NW Iran: a marker of the end of the collision in the Zagros orogen. Journal of the Geological Society, 166(1), 53-69.

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

References:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO2

Localities:

Mombi bauxite deposit, Qaleh Mombi, Bahmai County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Mombi Bauxite Deposit, Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Bidgol deposit, Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran
Dopolan bauxite deposit, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran

ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

ⓘ 'Andorite'

Formula: AgPbSb3S6

References:

Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Tajedin, H., Putz, H., Zagler, G. (2013) Barikaite, Pb10Ag3(Sb8As11)Σ19S40, a new member of the sartorite homologous series. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (7) 3039-3046 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.7.13

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

Localities:

Kuh-e-Surmeh Zn-Pb deposit, Shiraz, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Āhangarān Pb-Ag deposit, Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran
Robat Pb-Zn deposit, Khomeyn, Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO4

ⓘ Ankerite

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

Localities:

Berzanik deposit, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Benavi, Amedi District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Lakan Mine, Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran
Kurşuntepe deposit, Çukurca District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey

ⓘ Annabergite

Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ Annite

Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

References:

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Apatite'

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

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

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

ⓘ Arfvedsonite

Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2

ⓘ 'Arsenobismite'

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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

ⓘ Arsenquatrandorite (TL)

Formula: Ag17.6Pb12.8Sb38.1As11.5S96

Type Locality:

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Surk volcanic complex, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Dupezeh Mountain, Hero, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq

ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]

ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite

References:

ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

ⓘ Aurostibite

Formula: AuSb2

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

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

ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO2

ⓘ Baghdadite (TL)

Formula: Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4

Type Locality:

ⓘ Baksanite

Formula: Bi6Te2S3

ⓘ Barikaite (TL)

Formula: Ag3Pb10(Sb8As11)S40

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

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

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Biotite'

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

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Saqqez granite complex, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Kuradawe granitic pegmatite, Mawat Complex, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Malmir village, Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Bismite

Formula: Bi2O3

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Localities:

Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

ⓘ Böhmite

Formula: AlO(OH)

Localities:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities:

Kharapeh deposit, Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Dashkasan Mine, Qorveh, Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb5Sb4S11

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

References:

Makovicky, Emil, Topa, Dan, Tajeddin, Husein, Putz, Hubert, Zagler, Georg (2013) Ferdowsiite: a new mineral from the Barika ore deposit, Iran. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51 (5) 727-734 doi:10.3749/canmin.51.5.727

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.

ⓘ Calzirtite

Formula: Ca2Zr5Ti2O16

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO2

Localities:

Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO4

ⓘ Celsian

Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chamosite

Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

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

ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrichromite

Formula: Fe2+(Cr3+,Fe3+)2O4

ⓘ Chrysocolla

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

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore

Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)

Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6

ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) var. Scandium-bearing Columbite-(Fe)

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Cordierite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

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

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe2S3

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

ⓘ Cuspidine

Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4

ⓘ Cymrite

Formula: BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O

ⓘ Delafossite

Formula: CuFeO2

ⓘ Descloizite

Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)

ⓘ Diaspore

Formula: AlO(OH)

Localities:

Mombi bauxite deposit, Qaleh Mombi, Bahmai County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Mombi Bauxite Deposit, Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Dupezeh Mountain, Hero, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Bidgol deposit, Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran
Dopolan bauxite deposit, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

Localities:

Chag Bagh Mine (Chah Bagh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Lakan Mine, Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran
Cha Khaton open pit (Chah Khatoon open pit), Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Shakhi-Rash Mountain, Hero, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Surk volcanic complex, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Djerfisherite

Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

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

ⓘ Dravite

Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

ⓘ Edenite

Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg2Si2O6

References:

ⓘ Epidote

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

Localities:

Chag Bagh Mine (Chah Bagh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Jira village, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Tang-e Ashin, Kangavar, Kangavar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Şemdinli, Şemdinli District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe2+2SiO4

References:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

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

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Saqqez granite complex, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Bardkish syenite, Urumieh Complex, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Malmir village, Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Kalejobe village, Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Ferberite

Formula: FeWO4

ⓘ Ferdowsiite (TL)

Formula: Ag8(Sb5As3)S16

Type Locality:

References:

ⓘ Ferdowsiite var. Lead-bearing Ferdowsiite

Formula: (Ag,Pb)8(Sb5As3)S16

References:

ⓘ Ferro-hornblende

Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2

References:

Ghalamghash, J., Nédélec, A., Bellon, H., Abedini, M. V., & Bouchez, J. L. (2009). The Urumieh plutonic complex (NW Iran): A record of the geodynamic evolution of the Sanandaj–Sirjan zone during Cretaceous times–Part I: Petrogenesis and K/Ar dating. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 35(5), 401-415.

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Strontium-bearing Apatite

Formula: (Ca,Sr)5(PO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg2SiO4

ⓘ Foshagite

Formula: Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.

ⓘ Galenobismutite

Formula: PbBi2S4

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

Localities:

Mishav, Shalair Valley, Penjwen District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Kalejobe village, Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Geerite

Formula: Cu8S5

ⓘ Geocronite

Formula: Pb14Sb6S23

References:

ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)3

ⓘ 'Glauconite'

Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

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

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

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

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Formula: C

Formula: CdS

Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Guettardite

Formula: Pb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Hayyanite (TL)

Formula: Cu5Ag11Pb76Sb71As17(As2+)8S224

Type Locality:

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe2O3

References:

Asl, S. M., Jafari, M., Sahamiyeh, R. Z., & Shahrokhi, V. (2015). Geology, geochemistry, sulfur isotope composition, and fluid inclusion data of Farsesh barite deposit, Lorestan Province, Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 8(9), 7125-7139.

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

ⓘ Hydrotalcite

Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6

References:

Santoro, Licia, Putzolu, Francesco, Mondillo, Nicola, Boni, Maria, Herrington, Richard (2020) Influence of Genetic Processes on Geochemistry of Fe-oxy-hydroxides in Supergene Zn Non-Sulfide Deposits. Minerals, 10 (7) 602 doi:10.3390/min10070602

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Dupezeh Mountain, Hero, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Ingodite

Formula: Bi2TeS

ⓘ Iraqite-(La) (TL)

Formula: KCa2(La,Ce,Th)Si8O20

Type Locality:

ⓘ Jarosite

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

ⓘ 'Joséite'

Formula: Bi4TeS2

ⓘ Kaersutite

Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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

ⓘ Kermesite

Formula: Sb2S2O

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi3O8

ⓘ Kobellite

Formula: Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69

ⓘ Krupkaite

Formula: PbCuBi3S6

ⓘ Kutnohorite

Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2

ⓘ Laurite

Formula: RuS2

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Lizardite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs2

ⓘ Lopatkaite

Formula: Pb5Sb3AsS11

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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

ⓘ Magnetite var. Ishkulite

Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

ⓘ Makovickyite

Formula: Cu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S9

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

ⓘ Maldonite

Formula: Au2Bi

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

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

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)

ⓘ 'Melnikovite'

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS2

References:

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO4)

ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO4)

ⓘ Monticellite

Formula: CaMgSiO4

ⓘ Montmorillonite

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

ⓘ Morenosite

Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Oellacherite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

ⓘ Nacrite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Natrojarosite

Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

References:

ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As2S3

Localities:

Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Dashkasan Mine, Qorveh, Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Hamedan deposit (Faghireh), Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran
Cha Khaton open pit (Chah Khatoon open pit), Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Palygorskite

Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O

ⓘ Pargasite

Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

References:

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO3

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Gharah Bagh Mica Mine, Ghoshchi Pass, Urumieh Complex, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Dupezeh Mountain, Hero, Qaladiza, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq

ⓘ Pitticite

Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

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

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Surk volcanic complex, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Saqqez granite complex, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Unnamed prosects (Sharosh Village), Qandil range, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Köprüağzı Evaporites, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey

ⓘ Plumbojarosite

Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag3SbS3

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite

Formula: Fe(S,As)2

ⓘ Pyrite var. Copper-bearing Pyrite

Formula: (Fe,Cu)S2

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

References:

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

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

ⓘ Qandilite (TL)

Formula: (Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4

Type Locality:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

Formula: NiAs2

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As4S4

Localities:

Barika ore deposit, Sardasht, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Dashkasan Mine, Qorveh, Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Hamedan deposit (Faghireh), Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran
Cha Khaton open pit (Chah Khatoon open pit), Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran

ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'

Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

ⓘ Riebeckite

Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2

References:

ⓘ Romanèchite

Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10

ⓘ Rooseveltite

Formula: Bi(AsO4)

Localities:

Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

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

ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile

Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Saponite

Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

ⓘ Sardashtite (TL)

Formula: Ag9Cu2.5Pb41Sb36.5As7S112

Type Locality:

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO4)

Localities:

Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Schneiderhöhnite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+3As3+5O13

ⓘ Schorlomite

Formula: Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2

ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

Localities:

Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Seligmannite

Formula: PbCuAsS3

References:

ⓘ Sepiolite

Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

Localities:

Berzanik deposit, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Benavi, Amedi District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Lakan Mine, Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran
Āhangarān Pb-Ag deposit, Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

ⓘ Smithite

Formula: AgAsS2

References:

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO3

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

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

ⓘ Spinel var. Chlorospinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu2FeSnS4

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag5SbS4

References:

ⓘ Sterryite

Formula: Cu(Ag,Cu)3Pb19(Sb,As)22(As-As)S56

References:

ⓘ 'Stibiconite'

Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

Localities:

Barika ore deposit, Sardasht, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Nezam Abad prospect, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Dashkasan Mine, Qorveh, Qorveh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Hamedan deposit (Faghireh), Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran

Formula: Bi3Te2S

Formula: S8

Formula: Bi3TeS2

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

References:

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Localities:

Astaneh prospect, Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Unnamed prosects (Sharosh Village), Qandil range, Kurdistan Province, Iran

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Localities:

Kharapeh deposit, Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Barika ore deposit, Sardasht, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Sari Gunay Au deposit, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Abdolsamadi deposit, Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Āhangarān Pb-Ag deposit, Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran

ⓘ Thorianite

Formula: ThO2

ⓘ Thorite

Formula: Th(SiO4)

ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite

Formula: (Th,U)SiO4

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

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

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

ⓘ Trechmannite

Formula: AgAsS2

References:

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Localities:

Mawat ophiolite complex, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Mooteh Mine (Muteh Mine), Mooteh District (Muteh District), Golpayegan (Golpayan), Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Penjwen, Penjwen District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Bamsar, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran

ⓘ Twinnite

Formula: Pb0.8Tl0.1Sb1.3As0.8S4

ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO2

ⓘ Valleriite

Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

ⓘ Veenite

Formula: Pb16Sb9-xAs7+xS40, x ~ 0-0.5

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

ⓘ Wurtzite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

ⓘ 'Xenotime'

References:

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO4)

Localities:

Kuradawe granitic pegmatite, Mawat Complex, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Deh Hosein prospect (Deh Hosein mine), Astaneh, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran

ⓘ Xonotlite

Formula: Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Localities:

Piranshahr intrusion, Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Kuradawe granitic pegmatite, Mawat Complex, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Bardkish syenite, Urumieh Complex, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Kalejobe village, Borujerd complex, Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran