Nangalam pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Nangalam pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
Dara-e-Pech District | District |
Kunar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 58' 45'' North , 70° 54' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
226236
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226236:2
GUID (UUID V4):
66ac7253-a8e1-4e91-bee4-a43f7599e2c4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nanghalam
Li-rich pegmatite dykes, hosted in Proterozoic schist and marble. Individual dykes are up to 150 m long and up to 4 m thick.
The grid reference refers to Nangalam village. The pegmatites are easily seen on the satellite map as white bands cropping out on the slopes on both sides of the valley.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Li | Lithium | |
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Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
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