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Nakpai

Occurrence in Uzbekistan with commodity Wollastonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023297
MRDS ID I000133
Record type Site
Current site name Nakpai

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 69.45076, 41.08153 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS NORTHWEST OF ALMALYK, MIDWAY TO TASHKENT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR A LOCATION MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ALMALYK AND THE CITY OF TASHKENT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Idocrase Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 69.45076, 41.08153
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 60SW
    Thickness 60.96M
    Length 402.33M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE LIMESTONE HAS 2 HORIZONS; ONE IS QUARTZOSE, THE OTHER DOLOMITIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 50 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 1230.

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, P. 63.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ELEVATORSKI, 1975, FOR GRADE; TONNAGE FROM ANDREWS, 1970.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HAS BEEN THEORIZED THAT WOLLASTONITE ROCK COULD HAVE FORMED IN LIMESTONE HORIZONS BY REACTION WITH POST-MAGMATIC SOLUTIONS. DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 200 FT THICK, DIPS 50-70 SW, HAS BEEN TRACED OVER A DISTANCE OF 0.25 MILES AND OUTCROPS AT THE SURFACE. THE OREBODY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER QUARTZOSE LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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