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Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)

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 Afghanistan / Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz / Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk / Kokscha-Tal / Sar-e-Sang / Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)

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Mineral images (52 Images total)

Haüyne
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Haüyne
Haüyne and Pyrite crystals in marble, from Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan; Dimensions: 69 mm x 58 mm x 40 mm
Copyright: pegmatite; Contribution: pegmatite
Location: Afghanistan/Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)
Mineral: Haüyne
Image: 1668928636
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Haüyne

Haüyne and Pyrite crystals in marble, from Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan; Dimensions: 69 mm x 58 mm x 40 mm
Copyright: pegmatite
Contribution: pegmatite 2022-11-20
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Afghanit
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Afghanit
Größe: 35x20x10 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Madan, Sar-e-Sang, Bezirk Kuran va Munjan, Provinz Badakshan, Afghanistan
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Afghanistan/Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)
Mineral: Afghanite
Image: 1316373324
Rating: 7 (votes: 1)
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Afghanit

Größe: 35x20x10 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Madan, Sar-e-Sang, Bezirk Kuran va Munjan, Provinz Badakshan, Afghanistan
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2011-09-18
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Lasurit
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Lasurit
Größter Kristall: 33 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Maden, Kokchar-Tal, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Collection: British Museum of Natural History
Location: Afghanistan/Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)
Mineral: Lazurite
Image: 1312113472
Rating: 6.33 (votes: 3)
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Lasurit

Größter Kristall: 33 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Maden, Kokchar-Tal, Badakshan, Afghanistan
Collection: British Museum of Natural History
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2011-07-31
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Chondrodit
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Chondrodit
Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan), Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Breite 19 mm
Copyright: Embarak; Contribution: Embarak
Collection: Embarak
Location: Afghanistan/Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)
Mineral: Chondrodite
Image: 1367052631
Rating: 8 (votes: 1)
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Chondrodit

Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan), Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Breite 19 mm
Collection: Embarak
Copyright: Embarak
Contribution: Embarak 2013-04-27
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Hackmanit
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Hackmanit
Größe: 79x60x41 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha-Tal, Badakhshan-Provinz, Afghanistan
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Afghanistan/Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan)
Mineral: Hackmanite
Image: 1213803150
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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Hackmanit

Größe: 79x60x41 mm; Fundort: Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha-Tal, Badakhshan-Provinz, Afghanistan
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2008-06-18
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Minerals (Count: 44)

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AegirineM
Afghanite (TL) PM
Albite1M
'Andradite-Grossular Series'1M
'Biotite'M
Calcite3M
ChlorapatiteM
Chondrodite PM
ClinohumiteM
Colusite1M
DiopsideM
Dolomite2M
DraviteM
'Feldspar group'M
FluorapatiteM
Fluoro-richterite1M
ForsteriteM
'Garnet supergroup'M
GrossularM
Hackmanite (Var.: Sodalite)1 PM
Haüyne PM
HedenbergiteM
Hydroxylclinohumiter
Händler: Gunnar Färber.
(Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan))
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'Lapis Lazuli' PM
Lazuriter
Mineralogical Record (2001) 32:253

Canadian Mineralogist (1979) 17:47-52
(Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz/Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk/Kokscha-Tal/Sar-e-Sang/Ladjuar Medam (Lajur Madan))
 PM
MagnetiteM
MolybdeniteM
MonticelliteM
MuscoviteM
NephelineM
Nosean2M
'Olivine group'M
OmphaciteM
Phlogopite PM
Pyrite3 PM
QuartzM
Richterite1 PM
'Scapolite'M
Sodalite3 PM
Spinel PM
Sulphur1M
TitaniteM
WinchiteM
Wurtzite2M
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Rocks (Count: 5)

alaskiteR
gneissR
graniteR
marbleR
metamorphic rocks and metasedimentsR
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Subsidiary Pages

 
Afghanistan

 
 
Badachshan (Badakhshan; Badahsan), Provinz

 
 
 
Kuran va Munjan, Bezirk

 
 
 
 
Kokscha-Tal

 
 
 
 
 
Sar-e-Sang

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ladjuar Medam

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbenanntes Richterit Vorkommen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unbenanntes Sodalit Vorkommen

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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Brogger, W.C. and Bäckström, H. (1890) Lazurit. Zeits.Kryst.Min., 18, 231. (Typ-Publ.)
  • Maiorov, A.N., Suderkin, A.I., and Krepoy, M.E. (1965): Report by the Survey and Prospecting Team on the results obtained in 1963-1964 at the lapis-lazuli occurrences of Afghanistan. Kabul, Rec. Off., DGMS.
  • Bariand, P., Cesbron, F., Giraud, R. (1968). Afghanit. Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist., 91, 34-42. (Typ-Publ.)
  • Guastoni, A. & Demartin, F. (2002): Hervorragender Neufund: Tiefblaue-Afghanit-Kristalle von Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Lapis 27 (6), 22-23.
  • Peters, S.G., Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Sutphin, D.M., and Bliss, J.D., eds. (2007): Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan. USGS Open–File Rep.. 07-1214.
  • Weiss, S. (2009): Nephelin statt Skapolith- die schönsten Kristalle aus Afghanistan! Lapis 34 (12): 6.
  • Parodi, G.C., Ferraris, C., Pont, S., Miska, S., Farges, F. & Camara, F. (2010): Wurtzite-2H manganesifera di Lajur Madana, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Koksha Valley, Afghanistan. Riv. Min. Ital., 2, 110-12.
  • Moore, T.P., Woodside, R.W.M., (2014): The Sar-e-Sang Lapis Mines, Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Min. Rec. 45 (3), 280-336.
  • Karine M. Renaud (2015). AFGHANISTAN. The Mineral Industry of Afghanistan. Minerals Yearbook. U.S. Dep. Interior u. U.S. Geol. Survey.

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) abNE9_BCIkm3ZqUUER9iSQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) F744B369-42F0-4922-B766-A514111F6249
Database ID 11235