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Chal District, Takhar, Afghanistani
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Chal DistrictDistrict
TakharProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی چال, ولایت تخار, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Chal, Takhar, Afghanistan
Pashto:
چال ولسوالۍ, تخار ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
চাল জেলা, তাখর প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Dutch:
Chal, Tachar, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Chal, Wilayah Takhar, Afghanistan
Portuguese:
Chal, Takhar, Afeganistão
Vietnamese:
Chal , Takhar, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع چال, صوبہ تخار, افغانستان


Chal District (Dari: چال‎), is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan.

Chal has an area of 331 kilometers. The main river running through the district is the Chal River, which is a tributary of the Khanabad River.

Chal is bordered by Taluqan District to the north, Namak Ab District to the east, Guzargahi Nur District (Baghlan Province) to the southeast, Ishkamish District to the south, and Bangi District to the west.

There are 58 villages in Chal.

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Clays'
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clays'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chal_District
Wikidata ID:Q3309261
GeoNames ID:7053321

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