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Kunduz

Occurrence in Kondoz [Kunduz], Afghanistan with commodity Strontium
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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 10023242
MRDS ID I000035
Record type Site
Current site name Kunduz

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 68.58407, 36.69843 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kondoz [Kunduz](province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Kondoz [Kunduz]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICRO- AND MEDIUM-CRYSTALLINE CELESTITE IS BLUISH-WHITE AND WHITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore

Analytical data

Result CELESTITE: SPECIFIC GRAVITY - 3.86 G/CUBIC M
Result SOLUBLE SALTS - 0.36%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 68.58407, 36.69843
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Length 1400M
    Width 14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • CELESTITE BED IS OVERLAIN BY QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Strontium SrSO4 76.91 wt-pct Strontium Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV,V.M., STAZHILO-ALEKSEEV, 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 AND OTHERS, 1977, P. 262.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CELESTITE-BEARING BED IS 0.9 TO 1.5 M THICK, 1400 M ALONG STRIKE, AND 10 TO 14 M DOWNDIP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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