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Jegdalek

Producer in Kabol, Afghanistan with commodity Gemstone
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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 10023783
MRDS ID I001528
Record type Site
Current site name Jegdalek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 69.81735, 34.43189 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kabol(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Kabol

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A RUBY CONCENTRATE FROM THE MINERALIZED BEDS YIELDS 122.2 TO 157.3 G/CM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ruby Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 69.81735, 34.43189
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-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 A RUBY-BEARING DOLOMITE MARBLE BED OCCURS NEAR GRANITE INTRUSIONS. THE RUBY-BEARING BEDS ARE 500 M THICK IN THE WEST AND 1700-2000 M THICK IN THE EASTERN SEGMENT. THE RUBIES ARE FOUND IN CALCIPHYRE NEXT TO INTERBEDDED ALUMINUM-SILICATE ROCKS (MIGMATITE, PEGMATITE).

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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