Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province), Afghanistan

• Display
  • Standard
  • Detailed
  • By Strunz Category
  • By Dana Category
• Photos
  • Mineral Photos (332)
  • Add Photo
• Search
  • Mineral Search
  • Search Google

Large region containing metamorphic deposits including marbles with exceptional specimens of lazurite, sodalite, etc. A hackmanite occurrence produces exceptional examples of this variety, but details as to the exact location they occur in are as yet unavailable at Mindat. People who have visited the location and who have definitive information are invited to provide input. Many localities appear on labels as the commercial world has endeavored to provide specific locality information instead of providing genuine information.

Mineral List

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

Aegirine Afghanite (TL) Albite var: Cleavelandite 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Baryte Beryl var: Aquamarine Biotite Calcite Chlorapatite Chondrodite Clinochlore Clinohumite Clinozoisite 'Columbite-Tantalite'

Corundum var: Sapphire Danburite Diopside Dolomite Dravite Fluorapatite Fluoro-potassicrichterite ? Forsterite Galena 'Garnet' Graphite Grossular Haüyne Hedenbergite Hematite

Hydroxylclinohumite 'K Feldspar' 'Lapis Lazuli' Lazurite (TL) Magnetite Meionite Microcline Molybdenite Monticellite Muscovite Nepheline Nosean 'Olivine' Omphacite Phlogopite

Pyrite Quartz Richterite 'Scapolite' 'Serpentine Group' Sodalite var: Hackmanite Spinel Titanite Topaz Winchite Wurtzite

61 entries listed. 43 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province) Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley) Jikhan Kalu Khan Khandjee Kiran Kokcha pegmatite field Pitwak Mine

Afghanistan Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province) Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley) Robat (Rabot) Robate Payan (Robaty-Payin) Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang) Istrombi graphite occurrence Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli deposit) Unnamed Mo occurrence Unnamed Pb occurrence