The Zinda Jan District is located in the central part of Herat Province in Afghanistan. It borders Gulran and Kushk districts to the north, Injil and Guzara districts to the east, Adraskan District to the south and Ghoryan and Kohsan districts to the west. The district center is the town of Zendeh Jan, situated in the valley of the Hari River.

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Mineral List

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ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Calcite

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Zinda Jan baryte occurrence, Zendeh Jan District, Herat, Afghanistan

References:

Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mine and mineral occurrences of Afghanistan. Open-File Report 2002-110. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02110

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Zinda Jan baryte occurrence, Zendeh Jan District, Herat, Afghanistan

References:

Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mine and mineral occurrences of Afghanistan. Open-File Report 2002-110. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02110

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

156

Youngest Fossil Listed

359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

388 Ma (Middle Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Alveolites genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : *Alveolites*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Dicricoconus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Dicricoconidae : *Dicricoconus*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Multiconus genus	Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Multiconidae : *Multiconus*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Tentaculites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : *Tentaculites*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Tripartites genus	Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Tentaculitidae : *Tripartites*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Uniconus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Uniconidae : *Uniconus*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Vjalovites genus	Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : *Vjalovites*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Homoctenus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Homoctenidae : *Homoctenus*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	382.7 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Neocalmonia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : *Neocalmonia*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	382.7 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Aulacella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Aulacella*	387.7 - 358.9 Ma Devonian
Schizophoria genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : *Schizophoria*	387.7 - 370.6 Ma Devonian
Avonia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Avonia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Buxtonia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Buxtonia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Leptodontella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Stropheodontidae : *Leptodontella*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Mesodouvillina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Amphistrophiidae : *Mesodouvillina*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Mesoplica genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Mesoplica*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Productella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Productella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Retichonetes genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Retichonetes*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Schuchertella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Whidbornella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Araksalosiidae : *Whidbornella*	383.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Cyphoterorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Cyphoterorhynchus*	383.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Eoparaphorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Eoparaphorhynchus*	376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Gastrodetoechia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Gastrodetoechia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ladogia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Yunnanellidae : *Ladogia*	383.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Leptocaryorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Leptocaryorhynchus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Megalopterorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Petasmariidae : *Megalopterorhynchus*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pampoecilorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Pampoecilorhynchus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ripidiorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Ripidiorhynchus*	382.7 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Composita genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Composita*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crurithyris genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : *Crurithyris*	383.7 - 382.4 Ma Devonian
Cyrtina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : *Cyrtina*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Cyrtiopsis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Cyrtiopsis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtospirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Cyrtospirifer*	387.7 - 358.9 Ma Devonian
Dichospirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Dichospirifer*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Dmitria genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Dmitria*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Eobrachythyris genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Eobrachythyris*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Orthospirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spinocyrtiidae : *Orthospirifer*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Platyspirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Platyspirifer*	383.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Prospira genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Prospira*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Reticulariopsis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Reticulariopsis*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Rigauxia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Echinospiriferidae : *Rigauxia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Toryniferella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Toryniferella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Uchtospirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Uchtospirifer*	383.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Atrypa genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Atrypa*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Desquamatia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Desquamatia*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Spinatrypa genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Spinatrypa*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Araratella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : *Araratella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tentaculitidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Chelmastanites genus	Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida : Tentaculitidae : *Chelmastanites*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Crurithyris inflata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : *Crurithyris inflata*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Productella subaculeata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Productella : *Productella subaculeata*	383.7 - 358.9 Ma Devonian
Xystostrophia umbraculum species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Chilidiopsidae : Xystostrophia : *Xystostrophia umbraculum*	387.7 - 372.2 Ma Devonian
Sartenaerus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Sartenaerus*	376.1 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Afghanistan

Herat
- Zendeh Jan District
  - Devonian🐚 Bed 7 of the Robat-e- Pai section

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendeh_Jan_District
Wikidata ID:	Q2710776
GeoNames ID:	7053050

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

Herat
- Zendeh Jan District
  - Zinda Jan baryte occurrence

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia

Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Indian Plate (India Plate)

Central Afgan RangesOrogenic Belt

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References

Bergmann, H. (1966) Bericht zur Geologie des Gebietes von Ghurian und Zindajan (W. Afghanistan), DGMS, Kabul.

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