Tatang pegmatite, Surkh-Rod pegmatite field, Surkh Rod District, Nangarhar, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tatang pegmatite | Pegmatite |
| Surkh-Rod pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
| Surkh Rod District | District |
| Nangarhar | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 26' 4'' North , 70° 15' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| JalΔlΔbΔd | 200,331 (2018) | 17.9km |
| Mehtar LΔm | 17,345 (2018) | 26.7km |
| Markaz-e WoluswalΔ«-ye ΔchΔ«n | 15,098 (2018) | 53.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
226286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226286:7
GUID (UUID V4):
f1ec927c-76f5-49e5-ac42-63c42d542ab6
Pollucite-rich pegmatite dyke, hosted in Silurian-Devonian schist and limestone. The dyke is 170 m long and up to 24 m thick. Ore reserves are estimated at 200 tons of pollucite (66 tons of Cs2O).
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β 'Lepidolite' |
| β Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| O | β Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Cs | Caesium | |
| Cs | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
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