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Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistani
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Nowshera DistrictDistrict
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ProvinceProvince
PakistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nowshera Cantonment96,766 (2018)
Pabbi37,307 (2016)
Risalpur Cantonment37,084 (2016)
Aman Garh25,723 (2018)
Akora23,288 (2017)
Cherat Cantonement2,986 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
435271
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435271:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
German:
Nowshera , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Russian:
Наушера , Хайбер-Пахтунхва, Пакистан
Simplified Chinese:
瑙谢拉县, 开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省, 巴基斯坦
Bengali:
নওশেরা জেলা, খাইবার পাখতুনখোয়া, পাকিস্তান
Cebuano:
Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان نوشهره, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان
Hindi:
नोशहर ज़िला, ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा, पाकिस्तान
Pashto:
نوښار ولسوالۍ, خيبر پښتونخوا, پاکستان
Polish:
Dystrykt Nowshera, Chajber Pasztunchwa, Pakistan
Sindhi:
نوشھرہ ضلعو, خيبر پختونخوا, پاڪستان
Tamil:
நவ்செரா மாவட்டம், கைபர் பக்துன்வா மாகாணம், பாக்கித்தான்
Urdu:
ضلع نوشہرہ, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان
Western Punjabi:
ضلع نوشہرا, خیبر پختونخوا, پاکستان


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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Botryogen
Formula: MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
References:
Niazi, Shaheer (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Shaheer Niazi: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Wet Chemical
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
References:
Niazi, Shaheer (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Shaheer Niazi: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Wet Chemical
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
References:
Niazi, Shaheer (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Shaheer Niazi: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Wet Chemical
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
References:
Niazi, Shaheer (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Shaheer Niazi: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Wet Chemical
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Description: LIBS spectra, wet chemical and visual analysis along with other commonly associated post mining sulphates.
References:
Niazi, Shaheer (2023) Personal Communication. Identified by Shaheer Niazi: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Wet Chemical

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Botryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
O BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SSulfur
S BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
FeIron
Fe BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed423 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nowshera20423 - 410.8 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatoporoidea
class
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cladopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Cladopora423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Heliolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Thamnopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnopora423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Mucophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Mucophyllidae : Mucophyllum423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tryplasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Zelophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pycnostylidae : Zelophyllum423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Loxonema
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae : Loxonema423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cephalopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Gypidula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Gypidulidae : Gypidula423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Ambocoelia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Ambocoelia423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Elita
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Elita423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Eomartiniopsis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Eomartiniopsis423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Atrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Coelospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea423 - 410.8 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowshera_District
Wikidata ID:Q1585944
GeoNames ID:7419052

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