| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bakhi Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 158911 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:158911:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b83c226a-e754-4099-bf2c-08322ae1f37d |
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| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBuzmal Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘButak Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘDah-Mikeni Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘDarun Mine, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘKhenj emerald area, Khenj District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 33.1km (20.5 miles) | ⓘBazarak Mine, Bazarak District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 37.0km (23.0 miles) | ⓘParandeh pegmatites, Panjsher valley pegmatite field, Bazarak District, Panjshir, Afghanistan |
| 40.4km (25.1 miles) | ⓘGulin pegmatite field, Nijrab District, Kapisa, Afghanistan |
| 49.7km (30.9 miles) | ⓘMawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 50.5km (31.4 miles) | ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
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