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Loghar Asbestos Deposit

Prospect in Lowgar [Logar], Afghanistan with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023383
MRDS ID I000279
Record type Site
Current site name Loghar Asbestos Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 69.0257, 34.10691 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lowgar [Logar](province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Lowgar [Logar]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 69.0257, 34.10691
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 600M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 350000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 4.16 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV, V.M., STAZHILO-ALEKSEEV, K.F., DRONOV, V.I., GANNON, P.J., ROSSOVSKIY, L.N., KAFARSKIY, A.KH., AND MALYAROV, E.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFGHANISTAN, 2ND ED.: KABUL, AFGHAN GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SURVEY, 419 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABDULLAH AND OTHERS, 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS OCCURS IN FAULT ZONES ALONG THE CONTACT OF PORPHYRY AND LAMPROPHYRE DIKES AND EOCENE PERIDOTITE. THE CHRYSOTILE OCCURS IN SERPENTINIZED ZONES A FEW TENTHS OF METERS TO 600 M LONG AND 0.1 TO 6 M THICK. THE CHRYSOTILE IS IN SMALL AND LARGE NETWORKS OF THIN VEINLETS HAVING A FIBER CONTENT BEWEEN 0.8% AND 9.0%. IN THE NORTHERN AREA OF LOGHAR, ARE 2 OREBODIES-- ONE 40 X 90 M AND THE OTHER 30 X 400 M IN SIZE. THE BODIES HAVE 4.14% AND 4.17% FIBERS, RESPECTIVELY. THE FIBERS ARE 2-10 MM LONG.

Reporter information

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

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