Kurram (Urdu: کرم‎ Kurram; Pashto: كرمه‎ Kurma or Kwarma) Tribal Agency is located in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Geographically, it covers the Kurram Valley (Urdu: وادی کُرم‎) region which is a valley in the northwestern part of Pakistan. Most of the population is Pashtun and the main religion is Islam. Major tribes living in Kurram Agency are Turi, Bangash, Orakzai, Zazai (JAJI), Mangal, Ghilzai and Para Chamkani.

Until the year 2000, when the old divisions were abolished, the Kurram District used to be part of the Peshawar Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

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ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

ⓘ 'Parisite'

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ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

Locality: Tor Ghar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

ⓘ 'Parisite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂

Locality: Tor Ghar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
ⓘ	'Parisite'	-	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂

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C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
La	Lanthanum
La	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ce	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurram_District
Wikidata ID:	Q2378590
GeoNames ID:	1172574

Localities in this Region

Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
- Kurram District
  - Parachinar
  - Tor Ghar

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References

Blauwet, D., 2008, Pakistan and Afghanistan: Garnet from the Roof of the World, in: Garnet, Great Balls of Fire, Lithographie, LLC

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurram_Valley

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