Ghanigay fluorite occurrence, Nesh District, Kandahar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Ghanigay fluorite occurrence | Occurrence |
Nesh District | District |
Kandahar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 22' 59'' North , 65° 52' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tarinkot | 10,000 (2018) | 27.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ganighay
A foliated vein-like fluorite orebody, hosted in Late Triassic and Middle-Late Jurassic limestones. The mineralized zone is over 1 km long and up to 8 m thick.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 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 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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/_ghanigay/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_ghanigaykalay/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_ghanigaykalay/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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