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Guzara District, Herat, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
Guzara DistrictDistrict
HeratProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chahār Burj11,935 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
227365
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227365:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی گذره, ولایت هرات, افغانستان
French:
Guzara , Hérât, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Guzara, Provincia di Herat, Afghanistan
Pashto:
گزره ولسوالۍ, هرات ولايت, افغانستان
Bengali:
গুজারা জেলা, হেরাত প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Cebuano:
Guz̄arah, Herāt, Apganistan
Dutch:
Guzara District, Herat, Afghanistan
Malay:
Daerah Guzara, Daerah Hirat, Afghanistan
Swedish:
Guz̄arah, Herat, Afghanistan
Turkish:
Guzara, Herat, Afganistan
Urdu:
گذرہ ضلع, صوبہ ہرات, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Guzara , Herat, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع گذرہ, صوبہ ھرات, افغانستان


Guzara (Gozareh) District is situated in the center of Herat Province, Afghanistan, 10 km south of Herat. It borders Injil District to the north, Pashtun Zarghun District to the east, Adraskan District to the south and Zinda Jan District to the west. The district center Guzara (Gozareh) is on the main road Herat-Kandahar.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guzara_District
Wikidata ID:Q2714236
GeoNames ID:7053046

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