Wozgul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Wozgul pegmatites | Pegmatite Field |
Parun pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
Nuristan | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 29' 9'' North , 70° 59' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wozghul
A group of about 10 Ta-Nb-Li-Cs-Rb-rich pegmatite dykes, hosted in Proterozoic gneiss. Individual dykes are up to 400 m long and up to 6 m thick.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O |
β | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
External Links
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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