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Ghursalak

Occurrence in Nangarhar, Afghanistan with commodities Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tin
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  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 10023769
MRDS ID I001510
Record type Site
Current site name Ghursalak

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 70.74094, 34.95685 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nangarhar(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Nangarhar

Comments on the location information

  • AREA COVERS 34-57-15 TO 34-57-45N AND 70-43-55 TO 70-44-55E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO MORE THAN FEW THOUSANDTHS OF A PERCENT BEO, TANTALUM PENTOXIDE, AND NIOBIUM PENTOXIDE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 70.74094, 34.95685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 700M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV, V.M., STAZHILO-ALAKSEEV, K.F., DRONOV, V.I., GANNAN, P.J., ROSSOVSKIY, L.N., KAFARSKIY, A.KH., AND MALYAROV, E.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFGHANISTAN (2ND EDITION): KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, 419 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIKES 600-700 M LONG AND 0.3-4 M THICK AT ENDO CONTACT OF GABBRO AND DIORITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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