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Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
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FarghamiruVillage
Jurm DistrictDistrict
BadakhshanProvince
AfghanistanCountry
Farghamiru, Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

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Farghamiru

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Diopside, etc.

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Diopside, etc.

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Farghamiru

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Diopside, etc.

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
02853330017272020275880.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Farghamiru

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Diopside, etc.

Farghamiru, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 44' 53'' North , 70° 49' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.74833,70.82722
GRN:
N25E41
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jurm12,106 (2018)13.0km
Fayzabad44,421 (2018)46.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
5414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5414:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0



Farghamiru is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, south of Jurm on the Kokcha River.

Pine green diopside occurrence 13 km south of Jurm.

It is also a location for gem-quality yellow sphene/titanite, which makes sense geologically with the diopside (Dudley Blauwet, 2013, private communication).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farghamiru
Wikidata ID:Q5435085

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan
  • Badakhshan

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Afghanistan
AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
TurkestanArea

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