Galdanian

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003919
MRDS ID AD00310
Record type Site
Current site name Galdanian

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 73.31725, 34.26522 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Relative position ABOUT 15KM NORTH EAST OF ABOTTABAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Pakistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 73.31725, 34.26522

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 3000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAKI, A., 1969. DIRECTORY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PAKISTAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PAKISTAN, RECORDS, 15/3 : 43-48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONTINUOUS; FOLDED; FAULTED

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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