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Spodumene from
Unnamed pegmatite, Bargi Matal District, Nuristan, Afghanistan


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed pegmatite, Bargi Matal District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1005589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1005589:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘTsanigal pegmatites, Pachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Pachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘDegha pegmatites, Pachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [2], Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘPakawalpet pegmatite field, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘTagaw pegmatite, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘAlma pegmatite field, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘPaprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘPachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [1], Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
References
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
 
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