Petaw Mine, Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province (Qandahar Province), Afghanistan
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 9' 31'' North , 65° 41' 39'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 32.1586111111, 65.6941666667 |
| Other regions containing this locality: | Asia |
Coarsely crystalline quartz vein with minor smoky topaz, hosted in Oligocene granite. The vein is 500 m long and up to 2.5 m thick. It has been mined in the past.
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
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References
- Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.