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Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan i
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence Occurrence
Ladjuar Medam Deposit
Sar-e-Sang Skarn
Kuran wa Munjan District District
Badakhshan Province
Afghanistan Country

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Regional Level Types
Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence	Occurrence
Ladjuar Medam	Deposit
Sar-e-Sang	Skarn
Kuran wa Munjan District	District
Badakhshan	Province
Afghanistan	Country

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Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

36° North , 70° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~1km

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Mindat Locality ID:

256152

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:256152:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Paragenesis of specimens shows that the sulfur, wurtzite, colusite, etc. are associated with gem sodalites that permanently darken under UV.

Select Mineral List Type

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gemstones

ⓘ Mineral specimens

Mineral List

8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Woodside, R. M., Moore, Thomas P. (2014) Famous mineral localities: The Sar-e-Sang lapis mines, Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Mineralogical Record, 45 (3) 280-336

✪ Colusite

Formula: Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆

Description: Composition similar To Carara Colusites

References:

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Fluorescence: greenish under long wave

Description: Small whitish prisms with green fluorescence

References:

Woodside collection

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

ⓘ Nosean

Formula: Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

ⓘ Sodalite

Formula: Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl

References:

RWMW Collection

ⓘ Wurtzite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Colour: orange

Description: Some of these may be Rambergites as the analysed material was just shy of the 50/50 mark dividing Wurtzite and Rambergite.

References:

Gallery:

Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂Oⓘ Nosean

Nosean, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Nosean, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Nosean, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Clⓘ Sodalite

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

(Zn,Fe)Sⓘ Wurtzite

Wurtzite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Wurtzite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Wurtzite, etc.

Unnamed Gem Sodalite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Colusite	2.CB.30	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
ⓘ	Wurtzite	2.CB.45	(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Nosean	9.FB.10	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Sodalite	9.FB.10	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
S	ⓘ Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Colusite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Afghanistan

Badakhshan
- Kokcha ValleyValley

AsiaContinent

Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Qiangtang
- South PamirVolcanic Arc

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