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Locality Name:
Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar, Afghanistan


mindat Locality ID: 226861
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226861.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar, Afghanistan": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Bakhtu W-Sn-Au Occurrence (Baghtu)
Darra-i-Nur Mine
Hasanzay Au-Cu Occurrence (Asanzay; Azanzay)
Lajar Mine
Obato-Shela Bauxite Deposit (Ovatu-Shela)
Occurrence No. 9390
Petaw Mine
Shin-Ghar Sn-Cu Deposit
Unnamed Au Occurrence
Unnamed Cr Occurrence
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (1)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (2)
Zanda Mine
Zidan No. 1 Sn Occurrence (Ziadan)
Zidan Sn Occurrence (Ziadan)

Latitude: 32°3'42"N
Longitude: 65°55'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.061666666667,65.918888888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTopaz

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS17509052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23737,748,7495509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42737,7465516
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23736,749,7505171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)17374979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26737,738,743,746,747,74827198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O417453902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O17463531
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)217399895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2737,74324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu173830554
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)617462228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43737,743,74914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24737,746,748,74912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24737,738,743,74739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22742,74861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)17501711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)17364894
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)17372473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS174321482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F217421476


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