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Sakhakot-Quila complex, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
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Charsadda DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 16' 57'' North , 71° 42' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.28250,71.71389
GeoHash:
G#: tw4gpbuqn
GRN:
N23E43
Locality type:
Complex
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate


Alpine-type ultramafic rocks dominantly harzburgite with some wehrlite, and minor bodies of dunite are common.

NOTE: Malakand Division was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North West Frontier Province) of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. The Division included the districts of Chitral, Dir (from 1996 Lower Dir and Upper Dir), Swat, Buner, Shangla and Malakand.

Until 1970 the area was a Tribal Area known as the Malakand Agency.
Despite the constitutional changes since 1970, the expression Malakand Agency is still used, sometimes of the entire area of the former Agency, but more often of Malakand District.

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16 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Awaruite var. Iridian Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.
β“˜ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Ferritchromit'
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Nantokite
Formula: CuCl
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.; Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.
β“˜ 'UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)
Reference: Zulfiqar, A., Bevan, J.C. (1981): Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Qila complex, Malakand Agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
β“˜var. Iridian Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Nantokite3.AA.05CuCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Ferritchromit'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ NantokiteCuCl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feβ“˜ Awaruite var. Iridian AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niβ“˜ Awaruite var. Iridian AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niβ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ NantokiteCuCl
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ UM1981-07-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ni,Ru,Fe,Os,Ir)

References

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Ahmed, Z. and Bevan, J.C. (1981) Awaruite, iridian awaruite, and a new Ru-Os-Ir-Ni-Fe alloy from the Sakhakot-Quila complex, Malakand agency, Pakistan. Mineralogical Magazine: 44: 225-230.
Z. Ahmed, A. Hall (1982) Nickeliferous opaque minerals associated with chromite alteration in the Sakhakot-Qila complex, Pakistan, and their compositional variation
Lithos, 15:39–47
Ahmed, Z. (1991). Comparison of the geochemistry of ophiolitic pyroxenites with a strongly fractionated dyke of pyroxenite from the Sakhakot-Qila Ophiolite, Pakistan. Chemical geology, 91(4), 335-355.

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