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Locality Name:
Muqur District, Ghazni, Afghanistan


mindat Locality ID: 226935
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226935.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Muqur District, Ghazni, Afghanistan": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Abul Kala Quarry (Abdul-Qala Quarry)
Alaghzar Marble Mine
Basharghar Au Occurrence
Choh-i-Surkh Au Occurrence
Dynamitic Au Occurrence
Golakhel Au Occurrence (Gulyakhel)
Kareztu Skarn Occurrences
Khinjaktu Au-Cu Occurrence
Larga Sn-Pb-Zn-Cu Occurrence (Largha)
Mirzaka Au-Ag-Sn Occurrence
Muqur Au Occurrence (Mugur)
Sare Luman Pb-Zn Occurrence
Shabnam Quarry
Sufi-Kamedi Mine
Syaghar Sn Occurrence
Tanghi Pb-Zn Occurrence (Tangi)
Unnamed Cu Occurrence
Zardak Au Occurrence

Latitude: 32°57'3"N
Longitude: 67°42'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.950833333333,67.713055555556
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS414265516
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23429,431,4375171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)14374979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23426,429,44027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS14264165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O614234135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3429,434,43824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4423,426,433,44030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32424,43114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42426,43114899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22426,44039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22426,43461156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3429,434,43821482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1014231395


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