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Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan Province, Irani
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Ajab Shir CountyCounty
East Azerbaijan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Bonab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
‘Ajab Shīr29,675 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
336595
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:336595:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shahrestān-e ‘Ajab Shīr
Other Languages:
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French:
préfecture d'Ajab Shir, Azerbaïdjan oriental, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Ajabshir, Azerbaigian Orientale, Iran
Arabic:
مقاطعة عجب‌ شير, أذربيجان الشرقية, إيران
Azeri:
Əcəbşir şəhristanı, Şərqi Azərbaycan ostanı, İran
Dutch:
Ajab Shir County, Oost-Azerbeidzjan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان عجب‌شیر, استان آذربایجان شرقی, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان عجب ‌شیر, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Ajab Shir, An Iaráin
Japanese:
アジャブシール郡, 東アーザルバーイジャーン州, イラン
Pashto:
عجب‌شير ولسوالي, د مشرقي آزربايجان ولایت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Adžabšer, Istočni Azarbajdžan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
عجب‌شئر بؤلگه‌سی, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Аҷабшер, Устони Озарбойҷони шарқӣ, Эрон
Turkish:
Acebşir şehristanı, Doğu Azerbaycan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان عجب شیر, صوبہ آذربائیجان شرقی, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Ajab Shir, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان عجب شہر, صوبہ چڑدا آزربائ جان, ایران


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ⓘ Amesite
Formula: Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAmesite9.ED.15Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AmesiteMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajab_Shir_County
Wikidata ID:Q1287775
GeoNames ID:449435

Localities in this Region

Iran

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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