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Chromite from
Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1225205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1225205:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite in this Region
Heru Shah chrome mine, Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Landiraudi chrome prospect, Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Qila mine, Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘSakhakot-Quila complex, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMingora emerald deposit, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘShangla Complex Ophiolite, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Awan, M. A., & Sheikh, R. A. (2007). Genesis of nickeliferous ore minerals of the Dargai Complex, Pakistan. Geol. Bull. Punjab Univ, 42, 69-75.
Zafar, Tehseen; Oyebamiji, Abiola; Bhat, Irfan Maqbool; Ullah, Zaheen; Rehman, Hafiz Ur; Jadoon, Umar Farooq; Khedr, Mohamed Zaki; Nouri, Fatemeh; Sepidbar, Fatemeh; Song, Shuguang; et al. (2025) Origin and tectonic architecture of the Dargai ophiolitic peridotites and chromitites: A geochemical perspective on platinum-group elements. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106706 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106706
 
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