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Chumalu

Coordinates: 37°07′40″N 48°09′17″E / 37.12778°N 48.15472°E / 37.12778; 48.15472
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Chumalu
Persian: چومالو
Village
Chumalu is located in Iran
Chumalu
Chumalu
Coordinates: 37°07′40″N 48°09′17″E / 37.12778°N 48.15472°E / 37.12778; 48.15472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyZanjan
DistrictQareh Poshtelu
Rural DistrictQareh Poshtelu-e Pain
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
235
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chumalu (Persian: چومالو)[a] is a village in Qareh Poshtelu-e Pain Rural District of Qareh Poshtelu District in Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 382 in 70 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 282 people in 69 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 235 people in 70 households.[2]

Overview

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The village is the site of epithermal metal deposits, part of the Tarom-Hashtjin Metallogenic Province, and evidence of "ancient workings and dumps" have been found near hydrothermal veins.[6]: 1  The total deposits are estimated at 0.2 megatonnes of lead, zinc, copper, gold, and silver ores.[6]: 2  There is a high content of silver and base metals, and a high silver-to-gold ratio.[6]: 12  The main gangue minerals are quartz, fluorite, rhodochrosite, and calcite.[6]: 12  Other features of the Chumalu deposit include crustiform banding, breccia formation, vuggy textures, and the presence of "pyrite, sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, minor arsenopyrite, and abundant zinc-manganese-iron carbonate minerals".[6]: 12 

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Chūmālū; also known as Chomalu, Chormāl, Chormālū, and Chūmānlū[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 September 2024). "Chumalu, Zanjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Chumalu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3058816" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  6. ^ a b c d e Ghasemi Siani, Majid; Mehrabi, Behzad; Nazarian, Mahya; Lotfi, Mohammad; Corfu, Fernando (2022). "Geology and Genesis of the Chomalu Polymetallic deposit, NW Iran". Ore Geology Reviews. 143. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104763. hdl:10852/100175. Retrieved 6 February 2023.


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