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Chimtal District, Balkh, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Chimtal DistrictDistrict
BalkhProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Gosfandi District, Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan
Sar-e Pol District, Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan
Dihdadi District, Balkh, Afghanistan
Balkh District, Balkh, Afghanistan
Sholgara District, Balkh, Afghanistan
Charbolak District, Balkh, Afghanistan
Fayzabad District, Jowzjan, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
227265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227265:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی چمتال, ولایت بلخ, افغانستان
Italian:
distretto di Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan
Pashto:
چمتال ولسوالۍ, بلخ ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
চিমতাল জেলা, বাল্‌খ প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Indonesian:
Chimtal, Provinsi Balkh, Afganistan
Japanese:
チムタール, バルフ州, アフガニスタン
Malay:
Daerah Chimtal, Wilayah Balkh, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Çimtal, Belh, Afganistan
Urdu:
چمتال ضلع, صوبہ بلخ, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Chimtal , Balkh, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع چمتال, صوبہ بلخ, افغانستان


Chimtal District (also Chemtal or Chamtal) (Dari: چمتال‎) is located in the western part of Balkh province, Afghanistan. The capital is Chimtal.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alum Group'-XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimtal_District
Wikidata ID:Q3694243

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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