Kokcha pegmatite field, Yamgan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kokcha pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
| Yamgan District | District |
| Badakhshan | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
Kokcha pegmatite field, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 36' 34'' North , 70° 53' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Li-Ta-Nb-Sn-Cs-Rb-rich pegmatite dykes, hosted in Oligocene granite, Archaean gneiss and schist, and Palaeozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary rocks. The dykes are several tens of meters long and up to 3 m thick.
Note that only a few of the pegmatites in the Kokcha valley belong to this pegmatite field.
The grid reference is centered on the field.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Afghanistan
- Badakhshan
- Kokcha ValleyValley
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
TurkestanArea
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Kokcha pegmatite field, Yamgan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan