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Shorkul Lake

Occurrence in Tajikistan with commodities Boron-Borates, Sodium, Cobalt, Halite, Lithium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055362
MRDS ID RL10030
Record type Site
Current site name Shorkul Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 74.16726, 38.38164 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tajikistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tajikistan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR CENTER OF LAKE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Sodium Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Halite Primary
Lithium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Halite Ore
Tincalconite Ore
Trona Ore

Analytical data

Result NA2B4O7 - 1% TO 3%
Result NA2CO3 + NAHCO3 - 60% TO 75%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 74.16726, 38.38164
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MOUNDS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Boron-Bearing Waters From Deep Fracture Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pamir

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OZAL, A.A., 1976, BASIC FEATURES OF BORON GEOCHEMISTRYA ND FORMATION CONDITIONS FOR ITS DEPOSITS OF VOLCANIC-SEDIMENTARY TYPE. TRANSLATED FROM LITOLOGIYA I POLEZNYE ISKOPAEMYE, 3, P. 60-74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS HUMMOCK-SHAPED MOUNDS OF TRAVERTINE LOCATED NEAR FAULT DISCHARGE ZONES; SALINE BASIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries

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

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