Shighnan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shighnan District | District |
| Badakhshan | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Other Languages:
French:
Shighnan, Badakhchan, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Shighnan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Pashto:
شغنان ولسوالۍ, بدخشان ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
শিঘনান জেলা, বাদাখশন প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Shighnan District, Badakhshān, Apganistan
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی شغنان, ولایت بدخشان, افغانستان
Indonesian:
Shighnan, Provinsi Badakhshan, Afganistan
Japanese:
シュグナン地区, バダフシャーン州, アフガニスタン
Swedish:
Shighnan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ноҳияи Шиғнон, Вилояти Бадахшон, Афғонистон
Turkish:
Şiğenan, Bedehşan, Afganistan
Vietnamese:
Shighnan , Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع شیغنان, بدخشاں, افغانستان
Shighnan District (Persian: شهرستان سغنان -Tajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони) is a district of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's part of the historic region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The district borders the Panj River and Tajikistan in the northeast, the Maimay district to the west, the Raghistan district in the southwest, the Kohistan, Arghanj Khwa, and Shuhada districts in the south, and the Ishkashim district in the southeast.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 Localities: 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 23 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 165 Ma (Middle Jurassic) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 168 Ma (Middle Jurassic) | ||||||
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Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shighnan_District |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q3694396 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1125426 |
Localities in this Region
- Badakhshan
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