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Khost, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
KhostProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Khōst96,123 (2018)
Deri Mila500 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
226352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226352:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Khowst
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت خوست, افغانستان
French:
Khôst, Afghanistan
German:
Chost, Afghanistan
Italian:
Provincia di Khowst, Afghanistan
Pashto:
خوست ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Хост, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
霍斯特省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Jost, Afganistán
Arabic:
ولاية خوست, أفغانستان
Asturian:
Khost, Afganistán
Azeri:
Xost vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Khost probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Хост, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Хост, Аўганістан
Bengali:
খোস্ত প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Хост, Афганистан
Catalan:
Província de Khost, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Velāyat-e Khowst, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای خۆست, ئەفغانستان
Czech:
Chóst, Afghánistán
Danish:
Khost, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Khost, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Ĥost, Afganio
Estonian:
Khowsti provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Khostin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ხოსტის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Χοστ, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
ખોસ્ત, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hindi:
ख़ोस्त प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Indonesian:
Provinsi Khost, Afganistan
Japanese:
ホースト州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಖೋಸ್ಟ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
호스트 주, 아프가니스탄
Latvian:
Houstas province, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Chosto provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن خوست, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Wilayah Khost, Afghanistan
Marathi:
खोस्ट, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Khost Séng, Afghanistan
Mongolian:
Хост аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
खोस्त प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Khost, Afghanistan
Polish:
Chost, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Khost, Afeganistão
Punjabi:
ਖੋਸਤ ਸੂਬਾ, ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
Romanian:
Provincia Khost, Afganistan
Scots:
Khost Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Коуст, Авганистан
Sinhalese:
කෝස්ට්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
South Azerbaijani:
خوست ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Khost, Apganistan
Swedish:
Khost, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Khost, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Хуст, Афғонистон
Tamil:
கோஸ்ட் மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
ఖోస్ట్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
โคลส, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
霍斯特省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Host, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Хост, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ خوست, افغانستان
Uyghur:
خوست ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Khost, Afghanistan
Waray:
Khost, Afganistan
Welsh:
Khost, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ خوست, افغانستان
Zazaki:
Xost, Efğanıstan


Khost (Pashto: خوست‎, Persian: خوست‎) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. To the east, Khost Province is bordered by North Waziristan and Kurram in Pakistan. Khost Province used to be part of Paktia Province in the past, and the larger region surrounding Khost is still called Loya Paktia ("Greater Paktia").

The city of Khost serves as the capital of Khost province.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Asbestos'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
var. Demantoid9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Asbestos'-
'Limonite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khost_Province
Wikidata ID:Q185752
GeoNames ID:1444362

Localities in this Region

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