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Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistani
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Mindat Locality ID:
227247
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227247:7
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی کامدیش, ولایت نورستان, افغانستان
French:
Kamdesh, Nouristan, Afghanistan
German:
Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Kamdesh, Nurestan, Afghanistan
Pashto:
کامدېش ولسوالۍ, نورستان ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
কামদেশ জেলা, নুরিস্তান প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Kāmdēsh, Velāyat-e Nūrestān, Apganistan
Dutch:
Kamdesh, Nooristan, Afghanistan
Indonesian:
Kamdesh, Nurestan, Afganistan
Malay:
Daerah Kamdesh, Nurestan, Afghanistan
Portuguese:
Kamdesh, Nuristão, Afeganistão
Swedish:
Kāmdēsh, Nurestan, Afghanistan
Urdu:
کامدیش ضلع, صوبہ نورستان, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Kamdesh , Nuristan, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کامدیش, صوبہ نورستان, افغانستان


Kamdesh District (Kamdeish District, Pashto: کامدېش ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی کامدیش‎) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan, sharing a name with the town of Kamdesh. It was originally in Kunar Province and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.

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31 valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryllonite
Formula: NaBePO4
Description: Great specimen 16 cm, year mid-1990's, in "Ikons" [see references]
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Childrenite
Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: Exceptional pink color specimen 38 cm, year 2000's, in "Turmaline II" [see references]
Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluor-elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluornatromicrolite
Formula: (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Foitite
Formula: ◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Hambergite
Formula: Be2(BO3)(OH)
Hydroxylherderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Description: "Pastel green hydroxylherderite occurs rarely as crystals to 3.5 cm with tourmaline." Peter Lyckberg 2017
'Lepidolite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: Strongly fractured tabular crystals up to 15 x 20 cm in size.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Stibiotantalite
Formula: Sb3+TaO4
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Achroite'
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
'Tourmaline var. Verdelite'
Väyrynenite
Formula: BeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
Viitaniemiite
Formula: Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Wodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Stibiotantalite4.DE.30Sb3+TaO4
Fluornatromicrolite4.DH.15(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Group 6 - Borates
Hambergite6.AB.05Be2(BO3)(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beryllonite8.AA.10NaBePO4
Väyrynenite8.BA.05BeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
Hydroxylherderite8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Viitaniemiite8.BL.15Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Childrenite8.DD.20Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Foitite9.CK.05◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluor-elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Petalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Tourmaline
var. Achroite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'var. Indicolite'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'var. Verdelite'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
H HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
H VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
H Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
H Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Li PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylloniteNaBePO4
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
Be HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B Tourmaline var. Achroite
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Indicolite
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Tourmaline var. Verdelite
B Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Tourmaline var. Achroite
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BerylloniteNaBePO4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O HambergiteBe2(BO3)(OH)
O HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
O Tourmaline var. Indicolite
O Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
O Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. Rubellite
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tourmaline var. Verdelite
O ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
O VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
O WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
O Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
O Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
F Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
F Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na BerylloniteNaBePO4
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Na Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Al Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Al Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Si Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
Si Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
PPhosphorus
P BerylloniteNaBePO4
P ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
P ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
P VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
SSulfur
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Ca ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
MnManganese
Mn EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Mn VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
Mn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Fe ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Fe Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CuCopper
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
SbAntimony
Sb StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
CsCaesium
Cs Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Ta StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
Ta WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Ta Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
BiBismuth
Bi Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F

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Wikidata ID:Q1722904
GeoNames ID:7054025

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