Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Daychopan District, Zabul, Afghanistan

mindat Locality ID: 227083
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227083.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Daychopan District, Zabul, Afghanistan": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 36
Child Localities:
Adamkhel Sn-W Deposit (Adamkel)
Band W Occurrence
Baytamur Sn-W Occurrence
Dadi Fe Occurrence (Dodi)
Deposit No. 551
Ekrak Au-Cu Deposit
Hazarbuz Cu Deposit
Kashmirak Skarn Occurrence
Khune Cu-Au Occurrence (Kunag)
Kortka (Korthka; Korothka)
Ludin Au Occurrence
Maydan-Ahu W-Be-Sn Deposit (Maydane Ahu)
Outcrop No. 1305
Outcrop No. 914
Qarya-i-Baki Bi-Cu-W Occurrence
Qarya-i-Saraw W Occurrence
Sare-Surkh Cu-Au Deposit (Sara-Surkh)
Sayedan Cu Occurrence (Saydan)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (1)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (2)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (3)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (4)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (5)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (6)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (1)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (2)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (3)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence (4)
Unnamed Cu-Bi Occurrence
Unnamed Fe Occurrence
Unnamed W Occurrence (1)
Unnamed W Occurrence (2)
Unnamed W Occurrence (3)
Unnamed W Occurrence (4)
Unnamed W Occurrence (5)
Unnamed W Occurrence (6)

Latitude: 32°41'52"N
Longitude: 66°47'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.697777777778,66.784166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Malachite	Molybdenite
None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Topaz	Wollastonite

Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 Au Be C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Beryl Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Malachite Molybdenite
None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Topaz Wollastonite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	1165,1175	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	7	1164,1169,1170,1172,1178,1191,1192	5516
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4	1164,1165,1166,1175	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	1164,1169,1170,1172,1176,1178,1190,1191,1192,1195	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	1169,1172	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	1168	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	1184	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	1170	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	1169,1183,1185,1186,1187	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	1164,1167,1169,1194	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	1168,1169,1178	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	1176,1191,1192,1195	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	1164,1175	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	1164,1168,1169,1170,1176,1178	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	1173,1177,1183,1185,1186,1187,1190,1193,1195,1196	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	7	1164,1165,1179,1195,1197,1199,1200	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	1168,1178	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	1173	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	1168	2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	1176	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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