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Neighbouring regions:
Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Dishu District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Garmser District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Reg District, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Chakhansur District, Nimruz, Afghanistan
Chahar Burjak District, Nimruz, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
405273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405273:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Khanashin District
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French:
Reg, Helmand, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Reg, Helmand, Afghanistan
Bengali:
খানাশিন জেলা, হেলমান্দ প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Dutch:
Khanashin District, Helmand, Afghanistan
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی ریگ خان‌نشین, ولایت هلمند, افغانستان
Malay:
Daerah Khanashin, Wilayah Helmand, Afghanistan
Pashto:
خانېشين ولسوالۍ, هلمند ولايت, افغانستان
Turkish:
Han-e Şin, Helmend, Afganistan
Urdu:
خان نشین ضلع, صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان
Western Punjabi:
ضلع خانشین, صوبہ ہلمند, افغانستان


Reg (Khanashin) District is situated in the southeastern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan along the Helmand River on its western bank. The main village is Khanashin.

The district is almost a desert and all the villages are along the Helmand River.

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38 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'
ⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
Vikhter, B.Ya., Yeremenko, G.K., Chmyrev, V.M. (1976) A young volcanogenic carbonatite complex in Afghanistan. International Geology Review, 18 (11) 1305-1312 doi:10.1080/00206817609471346
Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mine and mineral occurrences of Afghanistan. Open-File Report 2002-110. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02110
Mars, John C., Rowan, Lawrence C. (2011) ASTER spectral analysis and lithologic mapping of the Khanneshin carbonatite volcano, Afghanistan. Geosphere, 7. 276-289 doi:10.1130/ges00630.1
Tucker, R. D.; Belkin, H. E.; Schulz, K. J.; Peters, S. G.; Horton, F.; Buttleman, K.; Scott, E. R. (2012) A major light rare-earth element (LREE) resource in the Khanneshin carbonatite complex, southern Afghanistan. Economic Geology, 107 (2). p.197-208. doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.2.197
ⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Vikhter, B.Ya., Yeremenko, G.K., Chmyrev, V.M. (1976) A young volcanogenic carbonatite complex in Afghanistan. International Geology Review, 18 (11) 1305-1312 doi:10.1080/00206817609471346
Yeremenko, G.K., and Bel’ko, V.A. (1982): Zap. Vses. Mineral. Obshch. 111, 321–324
Belovitskaya, Yulia V., Pekov, Igor V. (2004) Genetic mineralogy of the burbankite group. New Data on Minerals, 39. 50-64
Mars, John C., Rowan, Lawrence C. (2011) ASTER spectral analysis and lithologic mapping of the Khanneshin carbonatite volcano, Afghanistan. Geosphere, 7. 276-289 doi:10.1130/ges00630.1
Tucker, R. D.; Belkin, H. E.; Schulz, K. J.; Peters, S. G.; Horton, F.; Buttleman, K.; Scott, E. R. (2012) A major light rare-earth element (LREE) resource in the Khanneshin carbonatite complex, southern Afghanistan. Economic Geology, 107 (2). p.197-208. doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.2.197
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
ⓘ Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
ⓘ Carbocernaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Feldspathoid'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Vikhter, B.Ya., Yeremenko, G.K., Chmyrev, V.M. (1976) A young volcanogenic carbonatite complex in Afghanistan. International Geology Review, 18 (11) 1305-1312 doi:10.1080/00206817609471346
Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mine and mineral occurrences of Afghanistan. Open-File Report 2002-110. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02110
Mars, John C., Rowan, Lawrence C. (2011) ASTER spectral analysis and lithologic mapping of the Khanneshin carbonatite volcano, Afghanistan. Geosphere, 7. 276-289 doi:10.1130/ges00630.1
Tucker, R. D.; Belkin, H. E.; Schulz, K. J.; Peters, S. G.; Horton, F.; Buttleman, K.; Scott, E. R. (2012) A major light rare-earth element (LREE) resource in the Khanneshin carbonatite complex, southern Afghanistan. Economic Geology, 107 (2). p.197-208. doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.2.197
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Khanneshite (TL)
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Description: In fine-grained carbonatite.
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Manganosite
Formula: MnO
ⓘ 'Mckelveyite'
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
ⓘ 'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘ Tainiolite
Formula: KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Ursilite'
Formula: (Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘManganosite4.AB.25MnO
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAnkerite
var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite		5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘCarbocernaite5.AB.50(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
ⓘBurbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘKhanneshite (TL)5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
ⓘBastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
ⓘParisite-(Ce)5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘCalkinsite-(Ce)5.CC.25(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
ⓘAncylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBoracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ'Ursilite'9..(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTainiolite9.EC.15KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘTetraferriphlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Mckelveyite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ'Feldspathoid'-
ⓘ'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
CCarbon
Cⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Cⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Cⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Cⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Oⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ ManganositeMnO
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Fⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Naⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Naⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Mgⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Mgⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Kⓘ TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Caⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganositeMnO
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Feⓘ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Srⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Srⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Baⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Baⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ceⓘ Calkinsite-(Ce)(Ce,La)2(CO3)3 · 4H2O
Ceⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ceⓘ Khanneshite(Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ceⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ceⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Uⓘ Ursilite(Mg/Ca)4(UO2)4(Si2O5)5.5(OH)5 · 13H2O

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cenozoic : 5.332 Ma to 0 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ Søvite (youngest age)1.8 MaKhanneshin complex (Khanneshin carbonatite complex), Reg District, Helmand, Afghanistan
  Neogene
   Pliocene
ⓘ Søvite (oldest age)2.6 MaKhanneshin complex (Khanneshin carbonatite complex), Reg District, Helmand, Afghanistan
ⓘ Carbonatite (oldest age)Pliocene
(0 - 5.332 Ma)		Central Khanneshin deposit, Khanneshin complex (Khanneshin carbonatite complex), Reg District, Helmand, Afghanistan

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanashin_District
Wikidata ID:Q2630677

Localities in this Region

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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate

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