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Saghand Anomaly No. 2, Saghand, Rabatat Rural District, Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Irani
Regional Level Types
Saghand Anomaly No. 2Prospect
SaghandVillage
Rabatat Rural DistrictRural District
Kharanaq DistrictDistrict
Ardakan CountyCounty
Yazd ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 55° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
GRN:
N22E34
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
442774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:442774:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Saghand Anomaly No.2 is an iron-uranium ore with significant concentration of REEs. The ore consists of a magnetite-serpentine-talc paragenesis or of predominantly talcitised rock with aggregates of pyrite and molybdenite crystals.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Brannerite
Formula: UTi2O6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Cleveite
Formula: UO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBrannerite4.DH.05UTi2O6
ⓘThorianite4.DL.05ThO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘvar. Cleveite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ ThorianiteThO2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Uraninite var. CleveiteUO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThorianiteThO2
UUranium
Uⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ Uraninite var. CleveiteUO2

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References

[1]Khoshnoodi, Khalegh, Ziapour, Samaneh, Yazdi, Mohammad, Cuney, Michel (2023) Mineralogy of various types of Th-U-REE mineralisation in the iron oxide–apatite deposits of the Bafq district, Central Iran. Applied Earth Science, 132 (1) 1-15
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