Kahmard gypsum occurrence, Kahmard District, Bamyan, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Kahmard gypsum occurrence | Occurrence |
Kahmard District | District |
Bamyan | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 18' 32'' North , 67° 54' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bāmyān | 61,863 (2018) | 54.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kamard
Massive gypsum beds, hosted in Late Cretaceous-Palaeocene clay and dolomite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Clays' Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 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 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Clays' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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.
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahmard |
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Wikidata ID: | Q6347040 |
External Links
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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