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Shahrak District, Ghor, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Shahrak DistrictDistrict
GhorProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Shahrak15,967 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
226806
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226806:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی شهرک, ولایت غور, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Shahrak, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Pashto:
شهرک ولسوالۍ, غور ولايت, افغانستان
Simplified Chinese:
沙赫拉克区, 古爾省, 阿富汗
Bengali:
শাহরক জেলা, ঘোর প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Shahrak , Wilāyat-e Ghōr, Apganistan
Dutch:
Shahrak District, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Finnish:
Shahrak, Ghowrin maakunta, Afganistan
Malay:
Daerah Shahrak, Wilayah Ghor, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Shahrak , Ghowr, Afghanistan
Traditional Chinese:
沙赫拉克區, 古爾省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Şahrak ilçesi, Gur, Afganistan
Urdu:
شہرک ضلع, صوبہ غور, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Shahrak , Ghor, Afghanistan


Shahrak District is located in the central part of Ghor Province, Afghanistan. The district centre is Dahan-e Falezak (Shahrak).

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clay minerals'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

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
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrak_District
Wikidata ID:Q2719010
GeoNames ID:7053010

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