Petaw Mine, Khakrez District, Kandahar, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Petaw Mine | Mine |
| Khakrez District | District |
| Kandahar | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 9' 30'' North , 65° 41' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tarinkot | 10,000 (2018) | 55.2km |
Coarsely crystalline quartz vein with minor smoky topaz, hosted in Oligocene granite. The vein is 500 m long and up to 2.5 m thick. It has been mined in the past.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
External Links
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawdasht/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawdast/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawmandah/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawmandeh/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawdast/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawmandah/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/kandahar/_petawmandeh/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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