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Locality Name:
Mizan District, Zabul, Afghanistan


mindat Locality ID: 227086
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227086.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mizan District, Zabul, Afghanistan": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Anagay Cu Occurrence (Anaghay)
Argatu Cu Deposit (Arghatu)
Assanak Au Occurrence (Assanaka)
Bagwan Cu-Au Occurrences (Baghawan)
Chokrak Cu Occurrence
Drushak Cu Occurrence (Dorushak; Dorushka)
Gumbad W Deposit (Ghumbad)
Jawzar Cu Deposit (Jurwa)
Karang Mine (Garangh Mine; Gharang Mine)
Kundalan Cu-polymetallic Deposit (Kundalyan; Kundelan)
Mizan Cu Occurrence
Outcrop No. 543
Tughra Mine (Tugra Mine)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (1)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (2)
Unnamed Au Occurrence (3)
Unnamed Au-Cu Occurrence (1)
Unnamed Au-Cu Occurrence (2)

Latitude: 32°15'8"N
Longitude: 66°30'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.252222222222,66.507222222222
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 Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteKaoliniteMalachiteMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2112185509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS441205,1207,1211,12125516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S21210,12115707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2101205,1207,1208,1209,1210,1211,1212,1213,1218,121927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O21207,12133531
Copper  (*)CopperCu112113846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS21211,12124165
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS411211910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1120724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu41207,1210,1211,121830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O321207,121114640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4112115591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O451205,1207,1211,1212,121914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)231202,1211,121812537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2112115800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS271204,1205,1207,1208,1210,1211,121939462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)112084894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1121121482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13112111803


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