Buzmal Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buzmal Mine | Mine |
| Khenj District | District |
| Panjshir | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 35'' North , 69° 49' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BΔzΔrak | 65,000 (2018) | 31.5km |
| SidqΔbΔd | 7,407 (2018) | 62.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
42289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42289:8
GUID (UUID V4):
abe8b2cc-479a-4865-a0d4-5115964b60fc
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Buzmul Mine; Bizmal Mine; Dashti Rewat Mine
Emerald-bearing quartz-ankerite veins, hosted within shear zones in Ordovician rocks.
The oldest emerald mine in the region. Dangerous due to irregular tunnels and remnant land mines.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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References
Buzmal Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan