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Jalrez District, Wardak, Afghanistani
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Jalrez DistrictDistrict
WardakProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی جلریز, ولایت وردک, افغانستان
French:
Jalrez, Wardak, Afghanistan
German:
Jalrez, Wardak, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Jalrez, Vardak, Afghanistan
Pashto:
جلريز ولسوالۍ, ميدان وردگ ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
জলরেজ জেলা, ভার্দাক প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Dutch:
Jalrez, Wardak, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Jalrez, Wilayah Wardak, Afghanistan
Portuguese:
Jalrez, Maydan-Wardak, Afeganistão
Vietnamese:
Jalrez , Wardak, Afghanistan


Jalrez (Pashto/Dari: جلرېز‎) is a district in the west of Maidan Shar, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The main town lies at Jalrez, which is 62.9 kilometres (39.1 mi) southwest of the centre of Kabul via the main Kabul-Behsud Highway.

The district is bordered by Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud District to the west, Daimirdad District to the southwest, Nirkh District to the southeast, Maidan Shar District to the east-southeast, Parwan Province to the north and Kabul Province to the east-northeast. The district is dominated by the Jalrez Valley, with a length of 37 kilometres (23 mi), and numerous secondary valleys.

The principal rivers are the Sarchashma River, the upstream part of the Kabul River which passes through the Onai Pass, and the Sanglakh River, which flows through the valley of the same name.

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Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: Tabular crystals up to 30 cm across
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Devalak6443.4 - 433.4 Ma (Silurian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Heliolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Paleofavosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Paleofavosites443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Eoradiolites liratus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Eoradiolites : Eoradiolites liratus100.5 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Favosites afghanicus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites : Favosites afghanicus443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Catenipora exilis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Catenipora : Catenipora exilis443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Favosites gothlandicus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites : Favosites gothlandicus443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Favosites favosus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites : Favosites favosus443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalrez_District
Wikidata ID:Q1679783
GeoNames ID:1139683

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