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Locality Name:
Baghlan, Afghanistan


mindat Locality ID: 30594
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30594.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baghlan, Afghanistan": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Andarab District
Burka District
Dahana-i-Ghori District
Dushi District
Khinjan District
Nahrin District
Puli Khumri District
Tala Wa Barfak District

Latitude: 35°46'57"N
Longitude: 68°48'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.7825,68.803888888889
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: Ag Al C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteFluoriteGarnetGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalc

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311751534
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411765516
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23184,190,2165171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11861252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25176,180,204,216,22427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12043531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12164165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23189,208,2099895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22181,1909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2204,21624243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O6198,200,201,208,209,2216890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3121614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312165433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412225591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42216,22414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22192,19512537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2117317380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26176,177,180,205,224,22539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24175,176,190,20461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12164894
Silver  (*)CopperAg11815186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS121621482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12112045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211883337
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)32175,179212


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