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

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Neighbouring regions:
Shahrak District, Ghor, Afghanistan
Chishti Sharif District, Herat, Afghanistan
Saghar District, Ghor, Afghanistan
Farsi District, Herat, Afghanistan
Obe District, Herat, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
226968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226968:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی تولک, ولایت غور, افغانستان
French:
Tulak, Ghôr, Afghanistan
German:
Tulak, Ghor, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Tulak, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Pashto:
تولک ولسوالۍ, غور ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
তুলাক জেলা, ঘোর প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Tūlak, Wilāyat-e Ghōr, Apganistan
Dutch:
Tulak District, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Tulak, Wilayah Ghor, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Tūlak, Ghowr, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Tulak, Gur, Afganistan
Urdu:
تولک ضلع, صوبہ غور, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Tulak , Ghor, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع تولک, صوبہ غور, افغانستان


Tulak District (Dari: ولسوالی تولک‎) is located in the southwestern part of the Ghor Province, Afghanistan. It is a mountainous district like the whole province. The district centre is Kwajaha.

The Nalbandon zinc-lead deposit is located in the district. According to a study by the German Geological Mission, the reserves were estimated to be 130,000 tons of zinc and 12,000 tons of lead.

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

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sulphur
Formula: S8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ SulphurS8
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archaeosmilia duncani
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Zardinophyllidae : Archaeosmilia : Archaeosmilia duncani201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulak_District
Wikidata ID:Q2725449
GeoNames ID:7053013

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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