Kashmund Mine, Darrah-e-Nur pegmatite field, Dara-i-Nur District, Nangarhar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Kashmund Mine | Mine |
Darrah-e-Nur pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
Dara-i-Nur District | District |
Nangarhar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 30'' North , 70° 28' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Jalālābād | 200,331 (2018) | 22.1km |
Mehtar Lām | 17,345 (2018) | 24.1km |
Bāsawul | 6,835 (2018) | 56.1km |
Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn | 15,098 (2018) | 59.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
226276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226276:8
GUID (UUID V4):
eefc7ee7-2236-466f-b7f0-f3cd39b981ce
A group of eight Be-rich pegmatite dykes, hosted along shear zones in a variety of lithologies. Individual dykes are up to a few hundreds of meters long and up to 30 cm thick. Past production stopped due to the low beryl content.
NOTE: This mine is actually located in Kuz Kunar District.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Be | Beryllium | |
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Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
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