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Zagi Mountain (Zegi Mountain; "Shinwaro"), Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan
Detailed Mineral List:
| Aegirine | ||
| Formula: | NaFe3+Si2O6 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Albite | ||
| Formula: | NaAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Astrophyllite |  | |
| Formula: | (K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Aymeric. Astrophyllite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Baotite |  | |
| Formula: | Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl | |
| Colour: | black-greenish yellow | |
| Description: | A very small number of crystals were found by Herb Obodda at Zagi Mountain, though these examples rival those from the species' type locality at Baotou | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: Baotite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) |  | |
| Formula: | (Ce,La)(CO3)F | |
| Colour: | Reddish brown, with occaisional astrophylliite inclusions. | |
| Description: | Some of the best bastnaesite-(Ce) crystals to date have been found at Zagi Mountain, with some prismatic samples reaching 6-7 cm in length, though the average size is less than 1 inch. | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © C.Mercer. Bastnäsite-(Ce) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Bastnäsite-(La) | ||
| Formula: | (La,Ce)(CO3)F | |
| Reference: | Herb Obodda | |
| Eudidymite | ||
| Formula: | Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Fluorite |  | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: Fluorite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Gadolinite-(Ce) |  | |
| Formula: | (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 | |
| Reference: | RUFF | |
| Photo: © . Gadolinite-(Ce) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Gadolinite-(Y) |  | |
| Formula: | Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10 | |
| Reference: | Herb Obodda | |
| Photo: Gadolinite-(Y) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Genthelvite |  | |
| Formula: | Zn4(Be3Si3O12)S | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Genthelvite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Hematite | ||
| Formula: | Fe2O3 | |
| Reference: | TVM Specimen | |
| Hingganite-(Y) |  | |
| Formula: | (Y,REE,Ca)2(□,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ikram Mineralogy | |
| Photo: Hingganite-(Y) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Hollandite | ||
| Formula: | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Ilmenite |  | |
| Formula: | Fe2+TiO3 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Michael C. Roarke. Ilmenite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| 'Limonite' |  | |
| Formula: | FeO(OH) · nH2O | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: Limonite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| 'Mica Group' | ||
| Reference: | Aymeric Longi obtained a genthelvite specimen, which bears eroded crystal of some mica. | |
| Microcline |  | |
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © C.Mercer. Microcline from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Monazite-(Ce) |  | |
| Formula: | (Ce,La,Nd,Th)(PO4) | |
| Reference: | Herb Obodda | |
| Photo: Monazite-(Ce) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Orthoclase |  | |
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | Specimen in my collection | |
| Photo: © TVM . Orthoclase from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Parisite-(Ce) |  | |
| Formula: | Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Aymeric. Parisite-(Ce) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Quartz |  | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © C.Mercer. Quartz from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Rhabdophane-(Ce) |  | |
| Formula: | (Ce,La)(PO4) · H2O | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: Rhabdophane-(Ce) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Riebeckite |  | |
| Formula: | ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Nik Nikiforou. Riebeckite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Rutile |  | |
| Formula: | TiO2 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: Rutile from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Thorite | ||
| Formula: | (Th,U)SiO4 | |
| Description: | Only one crystal has been found and identified at Zagi Mountain, as of June 2004. | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Titanite |  | |
| Formula: | CaTi(SiO4)O | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © . Titanite from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| 'Xenotime' | ||
| Reference: | gemdat.org | |
| Xenotime-(Y) |  | |
| Formula: | Y(PO4) | |
| Description: | Crystals to 6 cm have been found at Zagi Mountain, some displaying the ability to change color when displayed in natural or incandescent light. | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Xenotime-(Y) from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
| Zircon |  | |
| Formula: | ZrSiO4 | |
| Reference: | The Mineralogical Record, Volume 35 Number 3, p. 212 | |
| Photo: © Weinrich Minerals, Inc.. Zircon from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||
30 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.
References
- Obodda, H.P. and Leavens, P.B. (2004): "Zagi mountain - Northwest frontier province, Pakistan." The Mineralogical Record, 35(3), 205-220.
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