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Kunar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
KunarProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Asadābād48,400 (2018)
Āsmār15,708 (2018)
Darwāzkay111 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
5
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2d41d217-6370-43a0-8926-7bdca53b97f0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Konar; Konarh; Konarha
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت کنر, افغانستان
French:
Kounar, Afghanistan
German:
Kunar, Afghanistan
Italian:
Konar, Afghanistan
Pashto:
کونړ ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Кунар, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
库纳尔省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Kunar, Afganistán
Arabic:
ولاية كنر, أفغانستان
Asturian:
Kunar, Afganistán
Azeri:
Künər vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Kunar probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Кунар, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кунар, Аўганістан
Bengali:
কুনার প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Конар, Афганистан
Catalan:
Província de Kunar, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Wilāyat-e Kunaṟ, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای کونەر
Czech:
Kúnar, Afghánistán
Danish:
Konar, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Kunar, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Kunar, Afganio
Estonian:
Konarhā provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Konarin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ქუნარის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Κουνάρ, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
કુનાર, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hindi:
कुनर प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Indonesian:
Provinsi Kunar, Afganistan
Japanese:
クナル州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಕುನಾರ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
쿠나르 주, 아프가니스탄
Latvian:
Kunāra, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Kunaro provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن کونأر, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Wilayah Kunar, Afghanistan
Marathi:
कुनार, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kunar Séng
Mongolian:
Кунар аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
कोनर प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Konar, Afghanistan
Polish:
Kunar, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Kunar, Afeganistão
Punjabi:
ਕੁਨਰ ਸੂਬਾ, ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
Romanian:
Provincia Kunar, Afganistan
Scots:
Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Кунар, Авганистан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kunarska pokrajina, Afganistan
Sinhalese:
කුනාර්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
South Azerbaijani:
کنر ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Kunar, Apganistan
Swedish:
Konar, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Kunar, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Кунар, Афғонистон
Tamil:
குனர் மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
కునార్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
จังหวัดโกนาร์, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
庫納爾省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Kunar, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Кунар, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ کنڑ, افغانستان
Uyghur:
كۇنار ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Kunar, Afghanistan
Waray:
Kunar, Afganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ کنڑ, افغانستان
Zazaki:
Kıner, Efğanıstan


NOTE: Nuristan province sensu stricto (http://www.mindat.org/loc-135473.html) became officially recognised in 2001 (Wikipedia) or 2004 (statoids.com), but was already known for 10 years. It was formed from the northern parts of Laghman Province and Konar (Kunar) Province.

Note, however, that "Nuristan" is also the traditional name for the region that encompasses these three current provinces (i.e., NE Afghanistan) and the name is still often used in that fashion.

Konar Province covers most of the Afghan part of the Konar valley, and most of the valleys of its confluences. Only a small part of the lower valley, a few kilometers upstream of its confluence with the Kabul river near Jalalabad, belongs to Nangarhar Province. Depending on which confluences are considered an integral part of the valley, the area referred to as "Konar Valley" may cover anything between about two thirds and all of Konar Province, making it not only a rather vague but also an ill-defined locality description. Therefore, photos of specimens labelled as coming from Konar Valley should be placed under Konar Province.

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36 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
References:
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryllonite
Formula: NaBePO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Chloritoid
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Description: Microprobed fragment: (Fe2+1.55Mg0.43Mn0.02)Σ=2(Al3.93Fe3+0.07)Σ=4Si2.00O10(OH)4
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluornatromicrolite
Formula: (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Grossular var. Tsavorite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Christophe Boutry collectionIdentified by Christophe Boutry: Dealer/Collection Label
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydroxylherderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH)
'Indicolite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Ishikawaite
Formula: U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pezzottaite
Formula: Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
'Scapolite'
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Description: Blue and Pink crystals
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Achroite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tungstibite
Formula: Sb3+2WO6
Viitaniemiite
Formula: Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Smoky Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Ishikawaite4.DB.25U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Wodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Tungstibite4.DE.15Sb3+2WO6
Fluornatromicrolite4.DH.15(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beryllonite8.AA.10NaBePO4
Hydroxylherderite8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Viitaniemiite8.BL.15Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Tsavorite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Chloritoid9.AF.85(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Pezzottaite9.CJ.60Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite
var. Cleavelandite
9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Indicolite'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Feldspar Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'var. Achroite'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Scapolite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylloniteNaBePO4
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B Tourmaline var. AchroiteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Tourmaline var. AchroiteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BerylloniteNaBePO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
O IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
O Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TungstibiteSb23+WO6
O ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
O WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
F Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na BerylloniteNaBePO4
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Na Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
PPhosphorus
P BerylloniteNaBePO4
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
P ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Ca Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Mn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
SbAntimony
Sb TungstibiteSb23+WO6
CsCaesium
Cs Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Cs PezzottaiteCs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Ta Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
WTungsten
W TungstibiteSb23+WO6
BiBismuth
Bi Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
UUranium
U IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed331 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gillocystis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiocistioidea : Rhenosquamidae : Gillocystis346.7 - 330.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunar_Province
Wikidata ID:Q188147
GeoNames ID:1135702

Localities in this Region

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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