Lajar Mine, Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Lajar Mine | Mine |
Shah Wali Kot District | District |
Kandahar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 66° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~50km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Serpentinite skarn lenses, hosted in the roof contact between dolomite and diorite. This deposit has been mined in the past.
NOTE: The reference lists wrong coordinates for this locality, placing it in Zabol Province.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 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 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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/kandahar/_lajar/ [Possible location?]
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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