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Helmand, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
HelmandProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
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Sangīn13,579 (2018)
‘Alāqahdārī Dīshū9,196 (2018)
Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Darwēshān9,012 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
30777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30777:5
GUID (UUID V4):
eaa58310-e3f9-47d2-8bab-83569f715e03
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hilmend; Hilmand
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت هلمند, افغانستان
French:
Helmand, Afghanistan
German:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Italian:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Pashto:
هلمند ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Гильменд, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
赫尔曼德省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Helmand, Afganistán
Arabic:
ولاية هلمند, أفغانستان
Armenian:
Հիլմենդ, Աֆղանստան
Asturian:
Helmand, Afganistán
Azeri:
Hilmənd vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Helmand probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Гільменд, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Гільменд, Аўганістан
Bengali:
হেলমান্দ প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Хелманд, Афганистан
Catalan:
Província de Helmand, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Helmand, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای ھێلمەند
Czech:
Hilmand, Afghánistán
Danish:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Helmand, Afganio
Estonian:
Helmandi provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Helmandin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ჰელმანდის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Χελμάντ, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
હેલ્મંડ, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hebrew:
מחוז הלמן, אפגניסטן
Hindi:
हेलमंद प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Hungarian:
Helmand tartomány, Afganisztán
Indonesian:
Provinsi Helmand, Afganistan
Japanese:
ヘルマンド州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಹೆಲ್ಮಾಂಡ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
헬만드 주, 아프가니스탄
Latvian:
Helmandas province, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Helmando provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن ھئلمأند, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Wilayah Helmand, Afghanistan
Marathi:
हेलमंड, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Helmand Séng
Mongolian:
Хильменд аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
हलमनद प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Ossetian:
Гильменд , Афгъанистан
Polish:
Helmand, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Helmand, Afeganistão
Punjabi:
ਹੇਲਮੰਦ ਸੂਬਾ, ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
Romanian:
Provincia Helmand, Afganistan
Scots:
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Хелманд, Авганистан
Sinhalese:
හෙල්මන්ඩ්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
South Azerbaijani:
هلمند ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Helmand, Apganistan
Swedish:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Helmand, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Ҳелманд, Афғонистон
Tamil:
ஹெல்மண்டு மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
హెల్మండ్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
เฮลซ์แมนด์, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
赫爾曼德省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Helmend, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Гільменд, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان
Uyghur:
ھەلمەند ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Helmand, Afghanistan
Waray:
Helmand, Afganistan
Welsh:
Helmand, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان
Zazaki:
Hılmend, Efğanıstan


Helmand (Pashto/Dari: هلمند), also known as Hillmand or Helman and, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering 58,584 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) area. The province contains 13 districts, encompassing over 1,000 villages. Lashkargah serves as the provincial capital.

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42 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Alkali amphibole'
Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calkinsite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Carbocernaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Feldspathoid'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'K Feldspar'
Khanneshite (TL)
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Type Locality:
Description: In fine-grained carbonatite.
Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
'Leucite phonolite'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganosite
Formula: MnO
'Mckelveyite'
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Onyx
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
Tainiolite
Formula: KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Tetraferriphlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
'Ursilite'
Formula: (Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group
var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
''4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Manganosite4.AB.25MnO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
var. Onyx
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite
var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite
5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Carbocernaite5.AB.50(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Burbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Khanneshite (TL)5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Parisite-(Ce)5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Calkinsite-(Ce)5.CC.25(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Ancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 6 - Borates
Boracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
'Ursilite'9..(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tainiolite9.EC.15KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Tetraferriphlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Feldspathoid'-
'Alkali amphibole'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
'Mckelveyite'-
'Limonite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Leucite phonolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
H Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
H Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Li TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
BBoron
B BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
CCarbon
C Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
C CalciteCaCO3
C Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
C Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
C SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
C Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
O Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
O CalciteCaCO3
O Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
O Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O ManganositeMnO
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O Quartz var. OnyxSiO2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
O TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
O Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
O Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
O SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
F TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
F Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
F TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
F SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Na Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Na Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
Mg Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Mg TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Mg Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Quartz var. OnyxSiO2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
Si Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
K TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
K TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Ca Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ca Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ca Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Ca SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
MnManganese
Mn ManganositeMnO
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2
Fe Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SrStrontium
Sr Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Sr Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Sr Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ba Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ba Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
LaLanthanum
La Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
CeCerium
Ce Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ce Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Ce Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ce Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ce Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ce SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Nd SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
U Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cenozoic : 5.332 Ma to 0 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ AndesitePleistocene
(0.01143 - 2.588 Ma)
Zardag, Dishu District, Helmand, Afghanistan
  Neogene
   Pliocene
ⓘ Carbonatite (oldest age)Pliocene
(0 - 5.332 Ma)
Central Khanneshin deposit, Khanneshin complex, Reg District, Helmand, Afghanistan

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Verbeekiella
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Verbeekiellidae : Verbeekiella298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Puffinus lherminieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Puffinus : Puffinus lherminieri0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Malaclemys terrapin
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Malaclemys : Malaclemys terrapin0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Protomichelinia guizhouensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Protomichelinia : Protomichelinia guizhouensis272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Multithecopora dendroidea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Multithecoporidae : Multithecopora : Multithecopora dendroidea272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Pterodroma cahow
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Pterodroma : Pterodroma cahow0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmand_Province
Wikidata ID:Q173821
GeoNames ID:1140043

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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