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Quartz from
Mandoghol, Zebak District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mandoghol, Zebak District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:714787
Long-form Identifier:1:3:714787:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘImirdin pegmatites, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘBesti emerald deposit, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘFotur pegmatites, Eshkashim pegmatite field, Ishkashim District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMiniki Gol, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘGaram Chashma, Lutkho Valley, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘKokcha pegmatite field, Yamgan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘLadjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
64.9km (40.4 miles) ⓘChitral, Lower Chitral District, Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘIstrombi graphite occurrence, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘWarwarzu pegmatite, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, 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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