Ghursalak Mine, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Ghursalak Mine | Mine |
Chapa Dara District | District |
Kunar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 57' 29'' North , 70° 44' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
6
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3c4b40a7-0d4a-4ad0-8db0-b3d163366db1
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ghur Salak Mine; Gursalak Mine; Guskak Mine
A group of several Be-Ta-Nb-Sn-rich pegmatite dykes, hosted in the contact zone between Early Cretaceous gabbro and diorite. Individual dykes are up to 700 m long and up to 4 m thick.
"Guskak" appears to be a misnomer.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 References: |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Be | Beryllium | |
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Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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Ghursalak Mine, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan