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Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
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Unnamed purple spinel occurrenceOccurrence
Kuran wa Munjan DistrictDistrict
BadakhshanProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Clinohumite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Phlogopite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Forsterite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
08186220017272328174544.jpg
Clinohumite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
00172410017272328185348.jpg
Phlogopite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
09055790017272021683752.jpg
Forsterite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Sodalite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Clinohumite, etc.

Unnamed purple spinel occurrence, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 70° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~62km
GRN:
N24E42
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
256247
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256247:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Somewhere in the Koksha Valley dark purple to lilac spinels occur with forsterite and clinohumite.

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6 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘClinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
Fⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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