Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Badakhshan, Afghanistan

mindat Locality ID: 5577
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5577.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Badakhshan, Afghanistan": 150
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 120

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Arghanj Khwa District
Argo District
Baharak District
Darayim District
Darwaz District
Darwaz-e Bala District
Fayzabad District
Ishkashim District
Jurm District
Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts
Khash District
Khwahan District
Kishim District
Kohistan District
Kuf Ab District
Kuran Wa Munjan District
Maimay District
Ragh District
Shahri Buzurg District
Shighnan District
Shuhada District
Tagab District
Tishkan District
Wakhan District
Wurduj District
Yaftali Sufla District
Yamgan District
Yawan District
Zebak District

Latitude: 37°12'54"N
Longitude: 70°56'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.215,70.934166666667

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Danburite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Germanite	Gypsum	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Malachite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sapphirine	Scapolite	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Talc	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Danburite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Germanite Gypsum Humite Hydrotalcite Malachite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sapphirine Scapolite Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Sulphur
Talc Thomsonite Titanite Tourmaline Tridymite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Afghanite ()*	Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorapatite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Columbite-(Mg) ()*	Colusite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Covellite ()*	Danburite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Fluor-dravite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluoro-richterite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Gold ()*	Gonnardite ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hambergite ()*	Haüyne ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydroxylclinohumite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Lazurite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marialite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nosean ()*
Omphacite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pollucite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Richterite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	74	1022
Afghanite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆	4	69,74,75,80	25
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	11	36,39,40,41,43,46,74,78,79,80,147	8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	1	36	244
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	46	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2	71,74	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	53	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	99,104,132	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	70	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	10	35,36,39,43,48,58,59,61,70,88	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	141	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17	30,32,45,52,62,66,68,69,73,74,75,76,77,79,80,83,103	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0		232
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	6	40,41,42,43,141,145	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12	21,32,85,86,98,99,104,123,132,139,140,141	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	74	203
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	2	66,74	285
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	1	61	321
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	64	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	3	45,46,68	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	61	1025
Columbite-(Mg) ()*	Columbite	MgNb₂O₆	1	46	8
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	2	74,76	110
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	46,83	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	5	45,61,63,83,108	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	21	4165
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	1	61	148
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	7	45,62,69,71,73,74,78	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	28,46,74,77,79,151	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	3	46,63,83	648
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	60	520
Fluor-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	1	61	8
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	74	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	103	9617
Fluoro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂	1	79	24
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	3	66,68,74	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	20,32,82,99,104,132,139	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	83	178
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	12	14,20,25,30,34,37,100,102,104,106,132,149	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1	80	167
Graphite ()*	None	C	4	45,72,127,155	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	74	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	71,80	6890
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	1	60	81
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	5	52,67,69,74,80	158
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	74	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	15,32,72,82,110,113,121,140,158	14640
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	1	45	87
Hydroxylclinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂	3	61,64,74	16
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	83	1507
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O	5	52,67,69,74,80	37
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	13	11,15,53,55,74,110,113,114,121,123,124,135,136	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	21,23,55,86	12537
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	5	71,74,75,78,80	139
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	6	35,36,39,41,145,147	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	74,81	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	1	74	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	35,39,88	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	2	74,77	884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	3	74,76,77	75
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	74	229
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	154	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	78	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	80	313
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	8	65,67,68,73,74,77,80,83	2273
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	1	36	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	18	20,30,32,52,69,71,74,75,76,77,79,80,98,99,123,124,132,141	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	45,123,124	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	28	14,30,34,36,41,45,46,48,59,72,74,88,91,98,100,102,103,104,106,115,116,117,118,126,139,147,149,152	61156
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	61,67,74,79	148
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	45,46	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	1	83	129
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	104	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	57,85,86	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	104	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	8	61,67,68,74,76,77,79,83	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	32,99	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	5	45,46,66,68,74	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	8	35,36,39,40,41,42,43,87	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	122	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	4	74,76,156,159	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	83	3337
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1	80	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4	51,62,74,80	4899
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0		1395
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	2	74,76	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070558	Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R070558
R060286	Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060286
R070557	Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R070557
R060422	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060422
R060290	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060290
R060291	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060291
R050414	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R050414
R060354	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060354
R060416	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060416
R060435	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060435
R060436	Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R060436
R100112	Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://rruff.info/R100112
FKM-155	Evaporite Occurrence, Sar-e Sang (Sar Sang; Sary Sang), Koksha Valley (Kokscha Valley; Kokcha Valley), Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan, Afghanistan	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-155
FKM-25	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	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-25
R090059	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	https://rruff.info/R090059

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