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Pul-i-Alam District, Logar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Pul-i-Alam DistrictDistrict
LogarProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pul-e ‘Alam13,247 (2018)
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی پل علم, ولایت لوگر, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Pul-i-Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan
Pashto:
پل علم ولسوالۍ, لوگر ولايت, افغانستان
Arabic:
بولي علم, ولاية لوكر, أفغانستان
Bengali:
পোল-ই আলম জেলা, লগার প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Malay:
Daerah Pul-i-Alam, Wilayah Logar, Afghanistan
Vietnamese:
Pol-e Alam , Logar, Afghanistan


Puli Alam, also spelled Pul-i-Alam or Pol-e Alam, is a district of Logar Province, Afghanistan. The capital of the district is Puli Alam city, which is also the provincial capital.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Asbestos'
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
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
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Asbestos'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aristoptychites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ptychitidae : Aristoptychites242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Meekoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Meekoceras251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Multithecopora dendroidea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Multithecoporidae : Multithecopora : Multithecopora dendroidea272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Nyalamites angustecostatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Kashmiritidae : Nyalamites : Nyalamites angustecostatus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Dieneroceras caucasicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dieneroceratidae : Dieneroceras : Dieneroceras caucasicum251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Ussurites kingi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Ussuritidae : Ussurites : Ussurites kingi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) virgalense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Waagenophyllum : Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) virgalense272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) pulchrum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Waagenophyllum : Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) pulchrum272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Anaxenaspis lidacensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Flemingitidae : Anaxenaspis : Anaxenaspis lidacensis251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puli_Alam_District
Wikidata ID:Q3918385

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