Kalatan pegmatite field, Nurgaram District, Nuristan, Afghanistani
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Kalatan pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
Nurgaram District | District |
Nuristan | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 0' 25'' North , 70° 26' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Köppen climate type:
Li-Cs-Rb-rich pegmatites, hosted in Late Triassic slates. Individual veins are up to 600 m long and up to 25 m thick.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Li | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Al | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
External Links
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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