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โ‡ฑ Mount Kaputjugh, Ordubad District, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan

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Mount Kaputjugh, Ordubad District, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijani
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Mount KaputjughMountain
Ordubad DistrictDistrict
Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicAutonomous Repubic
AzerbaijanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39ยฐ 9' 32'' North , 46ยฐ 0' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arafsa927 (2016)23.9km
Ashagy Aylis992 (2016)25.4km
Ordubad9,781 (2016)27.8km
Sumbatan-diza1,024 (2016)28.0km
Deste4,282 (2013)31.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
4655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4655:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kapudzhukh Mt (Kaputdzhukh Mt; Kaputjukh Mt; Mt Kapudzhik)
Name(s) in local language(s):
ะšะฐะฟัƒั‚ะดะถัƒั…, ะ—ะฐะฝะณะตะทัƒั€ัะบะธะน ั…ั€ะตะฑะตั‚. ะฟะพัะตะปะพะบ ะŸะฐั€ะฐะณะฐั‡ะฐะน


Kaputjugh (Armenian: ิฟีกีบีธึ‚ีฟีปีธึ‚ีฒ, lit.โ€‰'blue branch'; Azerbaijani: Qapฤฑcฤฑq, lit.โ€‰'small door, entrance') is the highest mountain in the Zangezur range, forming the border between the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan and the Syunik Province of Armenia. It has an elevation of 3,905 metres (12,812 ft).

This is the most important occurrence of excellent rutile (with black, lustrous crystals up to 5 cm) on all territory of the former USSR.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs as crystals.
โœช Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs as lustrous crystals.

Gallery:

TiO2โ“˜ Rutile

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kaputjugh
Wikidata ID:Q1728783

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