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Locality Name:
Mawi Pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum Pegmatite Field, Du Ab District, Nuristan, Afghanistan


mindat Locality ID: 7
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mawi Pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum Pegmatite Field, Du Ab District, Nuristan, Afghanistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°12'7"N
Longitude: 70°20'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.201944444444,70.335833333333

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 B Be Ca Cs F H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Sb Si Sn Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cs F H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Sb Si Sn Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparGarnetMicaNonePyroxene
QuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTopazTourmaline

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nanpingite  (*)Pollucite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nanpingite  (*)MicaCsAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)208
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O0140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O60211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060293Mawi Pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum Pegmatite Field, Du Ab District, Nuristan, Afghanistanhttps://rruff.info/R060293


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