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Kantiwa pegmatite field (Kantiway), Wama District (Vama District), Nuristan Province (Nurestan Province; Nooristan Province; Nuristan), Afghanistan
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
|---|---|---|
| AX2 | ||
| Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | ||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | ||
| Spodumene | 65.1.4.1 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | ||
| Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | ||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | ||
| Albite | 76.1.3.1 | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Microcline | 76.1.1.5 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| Albite var: Cleavelandite | - | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Spodumene var: Kunzite | - | LiAlSi2O6 |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
9 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.
References
Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
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