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Rugh

Producer in Ghowr [Ghor], 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023781
MRDS ID I001526
Record type Site
Current site name Rugh

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 64.40083, 34.26527 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ghowr [Ghor](province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Ghowr [Ghor]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 64.40083, 34.26527
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 360000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Halite NaCl 48 wt-pct Sodium Major 1973

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABDULLAH, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 20 M THICK ROCK SALT BED OCCURS IN PLIOCENE SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1989 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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