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Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dalbandin (Dalbundi), Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Alunite
Formula:	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Locality:	Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Anatase
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Nausherwani mine, Char Kohan, Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Nausherwani mine, Zard, Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dalbandin (Dalbundi), Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © Enrico Bonacina. Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Anhydrite
Formula:	CaSO₄
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Axinite-(Fe)
Formula:	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Locality:	Nausherwani mine, Char Kohan, Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © Newgem Gallery. Axinite-(Fe) from Balochistan, Pakistan
Azurite
Formula:	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Locality:	Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Biotite'
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








Bornite
Formula:	Cu₅FeS₄
Localities:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Brochantite
Formula:	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Reference:	Ikram Mineralogy
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Brookite
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.






Photo: © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals. Brookite from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Maran Mts, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Caledonite
Formula:	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Reference:	Ikram Mineralogy
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Locality:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Chalcocite
Formula:	Cu₂S
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Talaruk Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Ziarat Pir Sultan Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Chlorite Group'
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.








Chromite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dalbandin (Dalbundi), Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Nausherwani mine, Char Kohan, Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Zhob Valley, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Chrysocolla
Formula:	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O (x < 1)
Localities:	Sandiq Copper mine, Sandiq, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © TVM. Chrysocolla from Sandiq Copper mine, Sandiq, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Chrysotile
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Clinochlore
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Locality:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Clinochlore var: Pennine
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








Clinozoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Locality:	Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Copper
Formula:	Cu
Locality:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Covellite
Formula:	CuS
Localities:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Cuprite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Delafossite
Formula:	CuFeO₂
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Dolomite
Formula:	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Enargite
Formula:	Cu₃AsS₄
Locality:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Epidote
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Epidote from Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Locality:	Koh-i-Maran Mts, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © PMB. Fluorite from Koh-i-Maran Mts, Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Forsterite
Formula:	Mg₂SiO₄
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Gold
Formula:	Au
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Gypsum
Formula:	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Talaruk Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Hematite var: Specularite
Locality:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








'Hypersthene'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Jarosite
Formula:	KFe³⁺ ₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'K Feldspar var: Adularia'
Formula:	KAlSi₃O₈
Locality:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Limonite'
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Linarite
Formula:	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Reference:	Ikram Mineralogy
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Lizardite
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Magnesiochromite
Formula:	Mg(Cr,Al,Fe)₂O₄
Locality:	Zhob Valley, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Magnesite
Formula:	MgCO₃
Localities:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Magnetite var: Titaniferous Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Locality:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Localities:	Sandiq Copper mine, Sandiq, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Talaruk Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Manganite
Formula:	Mn³⁺O(OH)
Locality:	Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Mica Group'
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








Molybdenite
Formula:	MoS₂
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Molybdite
Formula:	MoO₃
Locality:	Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Montmorillonite
Formula:	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Muscovite var: Sericite
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








Neotocite
Formula:	(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO₃ · H₂O
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







'Petroleum'
Description:	inclusions in herkimer-type quartz crystals
Reference:	Dr Stanley Keith and Luciana Barbosa specimens






Photo: © alfredo petrov. Petroleum from Balochistan, Pakistan
Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Koh-i-Dalil Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Ziarat Pir Sultan Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Reko Diq Cu-Au deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Localities:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.






Photo: Quartz from Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dalbandin (Dalbundi), Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © Christian Bracke. Amethyst from Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Quartz var: Sceptre Quartz
Locality:	Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan








Rutile
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Dalbandin (Dalbundi), Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © TVM. Rutile from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
'Serpentine Group'
Formula:	D₂[Si₂O₅](OH)4 + or - nH₂O
Locality:	Zhob Valley, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Siderite
Formula:	FeCO₃
Locality:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © fabreminerals.com. Siderite from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Spessartine
Formula:	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Locality:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Tenorite
Formula:	CuO
Locality:	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Titanite
Formula:	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © . Titanite from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
'Tourmaline'
Formula:	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Locality:	Saindak (Saindaq) Cu deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Muslim Bagh (Muslimbagh), Zhob District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan







Vesuvianite
Formula:	(Ca,Na,☐)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe³⁺)₁₃(☐,B,Al,Fe³⁺)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(OH,F,O)₁₀
Locality:	Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan






Photo: © . Vesuvianite from Balochistan, Pakistan
Wulfenite
Formula:	Pb(MoO₄)
Reference:	Ikram Mineralogy (Wholly owned & manage by Ikram Nature Exploration (Pvt) Ltd).
Localities:	Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region.





Photo: Wulfenite from Sandiq Copper mine, Sandiq, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan

77 entries listed. 61 valid minerals.

References

Malkani, M. S. (2011). Stratigraphy, Mineral Potential, Geological History and Paleobiogeography of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 43(2), 269-290.

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