Shaghasi asbestos deposit, Pul-i-Alam District, Logar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Shaghasi asbestos deposit | Deposit |
Pul-i-Alam District | District |
Logar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 7' 5'' North , 69° 4' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pul-e ‘Alam | 13,247 (2018) | 14.3km |
Baraki Barak | 22,305 (2018) | 20.1km |
Maydanshakhr | 1,600 (2018) | 36.1km |
Kabul | 3,043,532 (2018) | 46.5km |
Paghmān | 49,157 (2018) | 53.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shakhsi
Asbestos deposit in strongly serpentinized zones of a peridotite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 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 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
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
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/lowgar/_shaghasi/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/lowgar/_shaghasikala/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/lowgar/_shaghasikala/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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