Assad

Occurrence in Iran with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003877
MRDS ID AD00245
Record type Site
Current site name Assad

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 54.19884, 32.73824 (WGS84)
Relative position 96KM SOUTH WEST OF SABZEVAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iran

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 54.19884, 32.73824

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WATTERS W.A., AND ETMINAN A., 1973. MANGANESE IN IRAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, 21 : 37-52.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.