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Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli deposit), Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province (Badakshan Province; Badahsan Province), Afghanistan
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| Chlorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Afghanite (TL) | 9.FB.05 | (Na,Ca,K)8(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4,CO3)3 · 0.5H2O |
| Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | (Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 |
| Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Dravite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Haüyne | 9.FB.10 | (Na,Ca)4-8(Al6Si6(O,S)24)(SO4,Cl)1-2 |
| Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Lazurite (TL) | 9.FB.10 | (Na,Ca)8(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl2) |
| Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
| Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | (Na,K)AlSiO4 |
| Nosean | 9.FB.10 | Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) |
| Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)Si2O6 |
| Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
| Potassic-fluoro-richterite ? | 9.DE.20 | {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2 |
| Richterite | 9.DE.20 | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| 'Biotite' | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| 'Lapis Lazuli' | - | |
| 'Olivine' | - | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| 'Scapolite' | - | |
37 entries listed. 30 valid minerals.
References
- Maiorov, A.N., Suderkin, A.I., and Krepoy, M.E. (1965): Report by the Survey and Prospecting Team on the results obtained in 1963-1964 at the lapis-lazuli occurrences of Afghanistan. Kabul, Rec. Off., DGMS, 1965.
- Bariand, P., Cesbron, F. & Giraud, R. (1968): Une nouvelle espèce minérale: l`afghanite de Sar-e-sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Comparaison avec les minéraux du groupe de la cancrinite. Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie et Christallographie. 91:34-42
- Guastoni, A. & Demartin, F. (2002): Hervorragender Neufund: Tiefblaue-Afghanit-Kristalle von Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Lapis 27 (6), 22-23.
- Peters, S.G., Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Sutphin, D.M., and Bliss, J.D., eds. (2007): Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan. USGS Open–File Report 07-1214.
- Weiss, S. (2009): Nepehlin statt Skapolith- die schönsten Kristalle aus Afghanistan! Lapis 34 (12): 6
- Parodi, G.C., Ferraris, C., Pont, S., Miska, S., Farges, F. & Camara, F. (2010): Wurtzite-2H manganesifera di Lajur Madana, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Koksha Valley, Afghanistan. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2010, 110-112.
- Bariand, P., Cesbron, F. & Giraud, R. (1968): Une nouvelle espèce minérale: l`afghanite de Sar-e-sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Comparaison avec les minéraux du groupe de la cancrinite. Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie et Christallographie. 91:34-42
- Guastoni, A. & Demartin, F. (2002): Hervorragender Neufund: Tiefblaue-Afghanit-Kristalle von Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Lapis 27 (6), 22-23.
- Peters, S.G., Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Sutphin, D.M., and Bliss, J.D., eds. (2007): Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan. USGS Open–File Report 07-1214.
- Weiss, S. (2009): Nepehlin statt Skapolith- die schönsten Kristalle aus Afghanistan! Lapis 34 (12): 6
- Parodi, G.C., Ferraris, C., Pont, S., Miska, S., Farges, F. & Camara, F. (2010): Wurtzite-2H manganesifera di Lajur Madana, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Koksha Valley, Afghanistan. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2010, 110-112.
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