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Chaghcharan District, Ghor, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Chaghcharan DistrictDistrict
GhorProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fayrōz Kōh15,000 (2018)
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی چغچران, ولایت غور, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Pashto:
چغچران ولسوالۍ, غور ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
চঘচারন জেলা, ঘোর প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Chaghcharān , Wilāyat-e Ghōr, Apganistan
Dutch:
Chaghcharan District, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Chaghcharan, Wilayah Ghor, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Chaghcharān , Ghowr, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Çagçaran ilçesi, Gur, Afganistan
Urdu:
چغچران ضلع, صوبہ غور, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Chaghcharan , Ghor, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع چغچران, صوبہ غور, افغانستان


Chaghcharan District (Dari: ولسوالی چغچران‎) is a mountainous district in Ghor Province. The district centre of Chaghcharan is also the capital of the province.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
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
Galena
Formula: PbS
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
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
'Limonite'
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)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
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)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
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
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
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
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S PyriteFeS2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaghcharan_District
Wikidata ID:Q2725478
GeoNames ID:7052997

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