Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Zendeh Jan District, Herat, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Zendeh Jan DistrictDistrict
HeratProvince
AfghanistanCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zindah Jān10,104 (2018)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zinda Jan District; Zindajan District
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی زنده‌جان, ولایت هرات, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Zinda Jan, Provincia di Herat, Afghanistan
Pashto:
زنده جان ولسوالۍ, هرات ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
জিন্দা জান জেলা, হেরাত প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Zindah Jān , Herāt, Apganistan
Dutch:
Zendeh Jan District, Herat, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Zinda Jan, Daerah Hirat, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Zindah Jān , Herat, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Zinda Jan, Herat, Afganistan
Urdu:
زندہ جان ضلع, صوبہ ہرات, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Zinda Jan , Herat, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع زندہ جان, صوبہ ھرات, افغانستان


The Zinda Jan District is located in the central part of Herat Province in Afghanistan. It borders Gulran and Kushk districts to the north, Injil and Guzara districts to the east, Adraskan District to the south and Ghoryan and Kohsan districts to the west. The district center is the town of Zendeh Jan, situated in the valley of the Hari River.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences156
Youngest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dicricoconus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Dicricoconidae : Dicricoconus387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Multiconus
genus
Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Multiconidae : Multiconus387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Tripartites
genus
Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Tentaculitidae : Tripartites387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Uniconus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Uniconidae : Uniconus387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Vjalovites
genus
Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Vjalovites387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Homoctenus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Homoctenidae : Homoctenus387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda382.7 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Neocalmonia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Neocalmonia387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa382.7 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Aulacella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Aulacella387.7 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Schizophoria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria387.7 - 370.6 Ma
Devonian
Avonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Avonia372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Buxtonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Buxtonia372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Leptodontella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Stropheodontidae : Leptodontella387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Mesodouvillina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Amphistrophiidae : Mesodouvillina387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Mesoplica
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Mesoplica376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Productella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Productella372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Retichonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Retichonetes387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Schuchertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Whidbornella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Araksalosiidae : Whidbornella383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Cyphoterorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Cyphoterorhynchus383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Eoparaphorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Eoparaphorhynchus376.1 - 370.6 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Gastrodetoechia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Gastrodetoechia372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ladogia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Yunnanellidae : Ladogia383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Leptocaryorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Leptocaryorhynchus372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Megalopterorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Petasmariidae : Megalopterorhynchus376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Pampoecilorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Pampoecilorhynchus372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ripidiorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Ripidiorhynchus382.7 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Composita
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Crurithyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris383.7 - 382.4 Ma
Devonian
Cyrtina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : Cyrtina387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Cyrtiopsis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Cyrtiopsis372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Cyrtospirifer387.7 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Dichospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Dichospirifer376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dmitria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Dmitria376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Eobrachythyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Eobrachythyris376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Orthospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spinocyrtiidae : Orthospirifer387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Platyspirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Platyspirifer383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Prospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Prospira372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Reticulariopsis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : Reticulariopsis387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Rigauxia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Echinospiriferidae : Rigauxia372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Toryniferella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Toryniferella372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Uchtospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : Uchtospirifer383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Atrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Desquamatia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Desquamatia387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Spinatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Spinatrypa387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Araratella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : Araratella372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Tentaculitidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Chelmastanites
genus
Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Tentaculitidae : Chelmastanites387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Crurithyris inflata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : Crurithyris inflata382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Productella subaculeata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Productella : Productella subaculeata383.7 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Xystostrophia umbraculum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Chilidiopsidae : Xystostrophia : Xystostrophia umbraculum387.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
Sartenaerus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Sartenaerus376.1 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

References

Sort by

Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Bergmann, H. (1966) Bericht zur Geologie des Gebietes von Ghurian und Zindajan (W. Afghanistan), DGMS, Kabul.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendeh_Jan_District
Wikidata ID:Q2710776
GeoNames ID:7053050

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 24, 2024 23:54:28 Page updated: January 17, 2023 17:35:38
Go to top of page