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Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistani
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Mindat Locality ID:
227258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227258:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dara-i-Pech; Pech District;
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی دره‌پیچ, ولایت کنر, افغانستان
Italian:
Distretto di Dangam, Konar, Afghanistan
Pashto:
پېچ دره ولسوالۍ, کونړ ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Дара-и-Печ, Кунар, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
佩赫區, 库纳尔省, 阿富汗
Bengali:
দারা-ই-পেচ জেলা, কুনার প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Darah-ye Pēch, Wilāyat-e Kunaṟ, Apganistan
Japanese:
ダラ・イ・ペチュ地区, クナル州, アフガニスタン
Malay:
Dara-I-Pech, Wilayah Kunar, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Darah-ye Pēch, Konar, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Dara-i Peç ilçesi, Kunar, Afganistan
Vietnamese:
Dara-I-Pech , Kunar, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع درہ پیچ, صوبہ کنڑ, افغانستان


Dara-e-Pech District (also known as Manogay District or Pech District) is located in western-central Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 30 km west of Asadabad.

Unlike the name suggests, this district only covers a minor part of the Pech valley ("Dara" means valley, so "Dara-i-Pech" is Pech valley).

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28 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
References:
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: The RI values were 1.631–1.633 for a birefringence (Δn) of 0.002. When viewed using a dichroscope, the purple samples showed weak–moderate pleochroism from pastel to light pinkish purple. All of the samples reacted to the long-wave UV light with a moderate pinkish purple fluorescence reaction and were inert to short-wave UV.
Fluornatromicrolite
Formula: (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Hydroxylherderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH)
'Lepidolite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pezzottaite-(Cs)
Formula: Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
References:
Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Scapolite'
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
References:
MIM Museum collectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
Tantalowodginite
Formula: (Mn2+0.50.5)TaTa2O8
References:
MIM Museum collectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Tungstibite
Formula: Sb3+2WO6
Viitaniemiite
Formula: Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
References:
Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
References:
MIM Museum collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Wodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Tantalowodginite4.DB.40(Mn2+0.50.5)TaTa2O8
Tungstibite4.DE.15Sb3+2WO6
Fluornatromicrolite4.DH.15(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beryllonite8.AA.10NaBePO4
Hydroxylherderite8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Viitaniemiite8.BL.15Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Pezzottaite-(Cs)9.CJ.60Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline
var. Indicolite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Scapolite'-
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylloniteNaBePO4
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Indicolite
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BerylloniteNaBePO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
O Tourmaline var. Indicolite
O Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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 SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TungstibiteSb23+WO6
O ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
O WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
O Tantalowodginite(Mn2+0.50.5)TaTa2O8
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
F Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na BerylloniteNaBePO4
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
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 Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
PPhosphorus
P BerylloniteNaBePO4
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
P ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Mn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Mn Tantalowodginite(Mn2+0.50.5)TaTa2O8
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
SbAntimony
Sb TungstibiteSb23+WO6
CsCaesium
Cs Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Cs Pezzottaite-(Cs)Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Ta Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Ta Tantalowodginite(Mn2+0.50.5)TaTa2O8
WTungsten
W TungstibiteSb23+WO6
BiBismuth
Bi Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed331 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gillocystis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiocistioidea : Rhenosquamidae : Gillocystis346.7 - 330.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara-I-Pech_District
Wikidata ID:Q2663248
GeoNames ID:7053959

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