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Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
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Dargai ComplexComplex
Malakand DistrictDistrict
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ProvinceProvince
PakistanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 24' 59'' North , 71° 49' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.41667,71.83333
GRN:
N23E43
Type:
Complex
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
242623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242623:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Harichand Ophiolitic Complex


The Dargai Complex represents a segment of a Cretaceous (ca. 110–90 Ma) ophiolite that has been emplaced along a south-directed thrust fault within the Indus Suture Zone. Lithologically, the complex consists of an approximately 30 km east–west elongated ultramafic sequence, that was obducted on relatively older (Precambrian to Triassic) pelitic and calcareous rock sequences. The complex is primarily composed of dunites, harzburgites, minor bodies of wehrlite, chromitites, and pyroxenites, altogether demonstrating a mantle-crust transition zone.

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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘvar. Peridot9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8

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References

Norman J Page, Joseph Haffty, and Zaki Ahmad (1980) Palladium, Platinum, And Rhodium Concentrations In Mafic And Ultramafic Rocks From The Zhob Valley And Dargai Complexes, Pakistan. USGS Professional Paper 1124F
Awan, M. A. (1989). Petrology and geochemistry of the Dargai Ultramafic Complex, Pakistan. PhD thesis Purdue University.
Awan, M. A., & Sheikh, R. A. (2007). Genesis of nickeliferous ore minerals of the Dargai Complex, Pakistan. Geol. Bull. Punjab Univ, 42, 69-75.
[1]Zafar, Tehseen; Oyebamiji, Abiola; Bhat, Irfan Maqbool; Ullah, Zaheen; Rehman, Hafiz Ur; Jadoon, Umar Farooq; Khedr, Mohamed Zaki; Nouri, Fatemeh; Sepidbar, Fatemeh; Song, Shuguang; et al. (2025) Origin and tectonic architecture of the Dargai ophiolitic peridotites and chromitites: A geochemical perspective on platinum-group elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106706 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106706
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