Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Gem Sodalite Occurrence, Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli Deposit), Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

mindat Locality ID: 256152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gem Sodalite Occurrence, Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan; Lapis-lazuli Mine; Lapis-lazuli Deposit), Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Germanite	None	Pyrite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Na O S Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Na O S Si V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Germanite None Pyrite Sodalite Sphalerite Sulphur Wurtzite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Colusite ()*	Nosean ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sodalite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	110
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	75
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	444
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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