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Laghman, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types
LaghmanProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mehtar Lām17,345 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
8
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lagman
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت لغمان, افغانستان
French:
Laghmân, Afghanistan
German:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Italian:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Pashto:
لغمان ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Лагман, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
拉格曼省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Laġmān, Afganistán
Arabic:
ولاية لغمان, أفغانستان
Asturian:
Laghman, Afganistán
Azeri:
Ləğman vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Laghman probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Лагман, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Лагман, Аўганістан
Bengali:
লাঘমান প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Лагман, Афганистан
Catalan:
Província de Laghman, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Wilāyat-e Laghmān, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای لەغمان, ئەفغانستان
Czech:
Laghmán, Afghánistán
Danish:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Lagman, Afganio
Estonian:
Laghmāni provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Laghmanin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ლაღმანის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Λαγκμάν, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
લઘમાન, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hindi:
लग़मान प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Indonesian:
Laghman, Afganistan
Japanese:
ラグマーン州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಲಗ್ಮನ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
라그만 주, 아프가니스탄
Latvian:
Lagmāna, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Lagmano provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن لأغمان, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Wilayah Laghman, Afghanistan
Marathi:
लगमन, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Laghman Séng, Afghanistan
Mongolian:
Лагман аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
लगमान प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Polish:
Laghman, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Laghman, Afeganistão
Punjabi:
ਲਗਮਾਨ, ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
Romanian:
Provincia Laghman, Afganistan
Scots:
Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Лангмар, Авганистан
Sinhalese:
ලග්හ්මාන්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
South Azerbaijani:
لغمان ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Laghman, Apganistan
Swedish:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Laghman, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Лағмон, Афғонистон
Tamil:
லக்மான் மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
లాగ్మన్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
แลคห์แมน, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
拉格曼省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Lagman, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Лагман, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ لغمان, افغانستان
Uyghur:
لاغمان ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Laghman, Afghanistan
Waray:
Laghman, Afganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ لغمان, افغانستان
Zazaki:
Leğman, Efğanıstan


NOTE: Nuristan province sensu stricto (http://www.mindat.org/loc-135473.html) became officially recognised in 2001 (Wikipedia) or 2004 (statoids.com), but was already known for 10 years. It was formed from the northern parts of Laghman Province and Konar (Kunar) Province.
The capital of the Nuristan Province is Nuristan.

Note, however, that "Nuristan" is also the traditional name for the region that encompasses these three current provinces (i.e., NE Afghanistan) and the name is still often used in that fashion.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

17 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
References:
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Lepidolite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Spodumene var. Hiddenite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Habit: Large terminated prisms
Colour: green
Fluorescence: Pink in LW
Description: These lovely green spodumenes are made by irradiation
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
var. Hiddenite ?9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Petalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Tourmaline
var. Indicolite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
LiLithium
Li Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Li PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
Li Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Indicolite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Tourmaline var. Indicolite
O Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
O Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
O Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Al Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
Al Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Si Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mn EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CsCaesium
Cs Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_Province
Wikidata ID:Q185442
GeoNames ID:1135022

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