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Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Ref.: Abdul Khan (1939) Report on geological prospecting and gold potential of Nuraba, Chah-i-Ab and Chilkonshar in Dawangh (Badakhstan). Kabul. Rec. Off., DMS (In Persian).

Abdul Khan (1943) Report on the geological observations and checkup prospecting in the Badakhshan and Kataghan provinces. Kabul, rec. Off. DGMS (in Persian).

Desio, A., Martina, E., and Pasquarè, C. (1964) On the geology of central Badahshan (north-east Afghanistan). Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, London, 1964: 120(2): 127-151.

Desio, A., Martina, E., and Pasquarè, C. (1965) The geology of badakhshan (north-east Afghanistan). Proc. geol. Soc. London, London, 1965: 1612-1618.

Nazarov, G.P. (1965) Report on the results of geological prospecting for placer and lode gold in the Badakhshan and Talaqan Provinces (North Afghanistan) carried out in 1963-1964. Kabul, DGM, 1965.

Gugouev, M.A. (1967) Report on the results of gold prospecting in the Badakhshan province for 1965-1966. Kabul, Rec. Off. DGMS, 1967.

Denikayev, Sh.Sh., Feoktistov, V.P., Konev, Yu.M., Narbaev, Sh.N. (1973) Geology and minerals of the Southern Badakhshan. Kabul, Rec. Off. DGMS, 1973.

Denikayev, Sh.Sh., Feoktistov, V.P., Konev, Yu.M., Drannikov, V.S., and Marbayev, Sh.N. (1973) The geology and minerals of the South Badakhshan (Report of the Kabul party on the work in 1972). Kabul, DGMS, 1973.

Kafarskiy, A.Kh., Averianov, V.B., Kolesnichenko, V.A., Burel, M.P. and Achlov, G.Sh. (1975) Geology and minerals of the Western Badakhshan and northern flanks of the Western Hendukush (parts of sheets 200-II, 500-III, IV). Kabul, Rec. Off. DGMS, 1973.

Feruz, N.M. and Denikaev, Sh.Sh. (1976) Intrusive and ultrametamorphic rocks of Nuristan and Eastern Badakhshan (North-Eastern Afghanistan). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 226(1).




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  • Aegirine
  • Afghanite (TL)
  • Albite
       var: Cleavelandite
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
  • Apatite-(CaCl)
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Bannermanite
  • Beryl
       var: Emerald
  • Biotite
  • Bixbyite
  • Boulangerite
  • Calcite
  • Cassiterite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chondrodite
  • Clinochlore
  • Clinohumite
  • 'Coal'
  • 'Columbite'
  • Diopside
  • Dolomite
  • Dravite
  • Elbaite
    var: Rubellite
  • 'Fluor-ferro-leakeite'
  • Galena
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Haüyne
  • Hedenbergite
  • 'K Feldspar'
  • 'Lapis Lazuli'
  • Lazurite (TL)
  • Lepidolite
  • Microcline
  • Muscovite
  • 'Olivine'
  • Omphacite
  • Phlogopite
  • Pollucite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Richterite
  • 'Scapolite'
  • Schorl
  • Sodalite
       var: Hackmanite
  • Spinel
  • Spodumene
  • Tantalite
  • Thorianite
  • Titanite
  • Topaz
  • 'Tourmaline Group'
  • Winchite


    55 entries listed. 38 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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