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Cassiterite from
Band-i-Medira Cu-Sn occurrence, Dahana, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Band-i-Medira Cu-Sn occurrence, Dahana, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:158930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:158930:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘDacite Sn occurrence, Dahana, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMisgaran Mine, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan
45.9km (28.6 miles) ⓘSardakhana Cu-Sn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘPudar Cu-Bi occurrence, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sn-Pb occurrence [1], Shindand District, Herat, Afghanistan
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘNorthern placer, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘBulgaja Sn-Pb-Zn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘSarkoro Sn-Cu occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘKuchi Sn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tourmaline Sn-Bi-Zn-W deposit [1], Anar Dara District, Farah, 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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