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Quartz from
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lazurite3
Pyrite3
Forsterite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:258485
Long-form Identifier:1:3:258485:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIstrombi graphite occurrence, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘWarwarzu pegmatite, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘKokcha pegmatite field, Yamgan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘImirdin pegmatites, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘPosida Au occurrence, Warsaj District, Takhar, Afghanistan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘBesti emerald deposit, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘMandoghol, Zebak District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘParian amethyst locality, Paryan District, Panjshir, Afghanistan
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘMiniki Gol, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘGaram Chashma, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
References
Faryad, S. Wali (2002) Metamorphic Conditions and Fluid Compositions of Scapolite-Bearing Rocks from the Lapis Lazuli Deposit at Sare Sang, Afghanistan. Journal of Petrology, 43 (4). p.725-747. doi:10.1093/petrology/43.4.725
 
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