Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی برمل‎) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan, bordering South Waziristan and North Waziristan, two of the districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (former Federally Administered Tribal Areas).

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ⓘ 'Asbestos'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

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ⓘ 'Asbestos'

Locality: Frontier-Side asbestos occurrence, Barmal District, Paktika, 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

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

Locality: Frontier-Side asbestos occurrence, Barmal District, Paktika, 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

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ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

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H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmal_District
Wikidata ID:	Q1650491
GeoNames ID:	7053774

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Afghanistan

Paktika
- Barmal District
  - Frontier-Side asbestos occurrence

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