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Ahankashan Au-Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo deposit, Chishti Sharif District, Herat, Afghanistani
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Ahankashan Au-Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo depositDeposit
Chishti Sharif DistrictDistrict
HeratProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 38' 59'' North , 64° 22' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.65000,64.38333
GRN:
N24E38
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
30569
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30569:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Skarn ore bodies with polymetallic (gold-copper-lead-zinc-molybdenum) mineralization, hosted in the contact zone between Miocene granite porphyries and Late Triassic-Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. The deposit area includes six mineralized zones, which are up to 2,500 m long and up to 75 m wide.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Native GoldAu

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/badghis/_ahankashan_poshtehye/
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/badghis/_ahankashan_kuhe/
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/badghis/_ahankashan_jare/
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/faryab/_ahankashan_darrehye/
pubs.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1214/
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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