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Maymana

Producer in Faryab, Afghanistan with commodity Halite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023771
MRDS ID I001513
Record type Site
Current site name Maymana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 64.70917, 36.09849 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Faryab(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Faryab

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Analytical data

Result DRY RESIDUE ASSAYS 98% HALITE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 64.70917, 36.09849
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • MINED BY EVAPORATION.

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

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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