Saidu Wali Deposits

Occurrence in Pakistan with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023309
MRDS ID	I000161
Record type	Site
Current site name	Saidu Wali Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	71.83394, 32.08203 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Pakistan

Comments on the location information

DEPOSIT IS IN THE DERA GHAZI KHAN HILLS WHICH ARE PART OF THE SULAIMAN RANGES.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gypsum	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	71.83394, 32.08203	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 7.62M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

ESTIMATE OF RESERVES IS A MINIMUM.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000161

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BILGRAMI, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN, IN WHITMORE, F.C., JR., AND WILLIAMS, M.E., EDS., RESOURCES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY-- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HELD AT RESTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 14-19, 1979, P. 168-178
Reserve-Resource

BILGRAMI, 1982, P. 174.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THICK LAYERS OF GYPSUM ARE UP TO 25 FT THICK AND SEVERAL MILES LONG. THESE DEPOSITS ARE PART OF A 45 TO 500 FT THICK GYPSUM-BEARING SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. THE DEPOSITS ARE SAID TO BE "HIGH-GRADE".

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-90	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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