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Pyroxene Group from
Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dargai Complex, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1759596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1759596:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘSillai Patti Carbonatite, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘWarsak Intrusions, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘMullah Yusef, Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘAllah Dher, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘKund, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘJambil carbonatite complex, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘAtttock-Khurd, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘKhur Khel, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘMula Mansoor, Punjab Province, Pakistan
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘLoe Shilman Carbonatite, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
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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