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Cassiterite from
Shand Sn-Bi occurrence, Shindand 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 Shand Sn-Bi occurrence, Shindand District, Herat, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:714298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:714298:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKuchi Sn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘKelkak Sn-W occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBulgaja Sn-Pb-Zn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘSeh-Kuta Sn-Pb-Zn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘSarkoro Sn-Cu occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tourmaline Sn-Bi-Zn-W deposit [1], Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sn-Pb occurrence [1], Shindand District, Herat, Afghanistan
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘNorthern placer, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘSardakhana Cu-Sn occurrence, Anar Dara District, Farah, Afghanistan
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘCone placer, 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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