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Taywara District, Ghor, Afghanistani
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Taywara DistrictDistrict
GhorProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
226790
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226790:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی تیوره, ولایت غور, افغانستان
German:
Taywara, Ghor, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Taywara, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Pashto:
تايواره ولسوالۍ, غور ولايت, افغانستان
Cebuano:
Taywarah, Wilāyat-e Ghōr, Apganistan
Dutch:
Taywara District, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Taywara, Wilayah Ghor, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Taywarah, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Tayvara, Gur, Afganistan
Urdu:
تیورہ ضلع, صوبہ غور, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Taywara , Ghor, Afghanistan


Taywara (Teyvareh) district is located in the southern part of Ghor Province in Afghanistan. The district centre is the town of Taywara.

The district has 400 km of gravel roads. The terrain is mountainous and in the winter the roads are often inaccessible.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taywara_District
Wikidata ID:Q2609226
GeoNames ID:7053012

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