Chamalang

Occurrence in Balochistan, Pakistan with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023306
MRDS ID	I000158
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chamalang

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	68.60068, 30.3655 (WGS84)
Relative position	SEVEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMALONG VILLAGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balochistan(province)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Pakistan	Balochistan

Comments on the location information

THE LOCATION IS FOR TOWN OF LORALAI.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gypsum	Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	253
USGS model code	35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name	Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	68.60068, 30.3655	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

RESERVES ARE A GEOLOGIC RESERVE ESTIMATE TO A DEPTH OF 100 FT. GRIFFITHS (1987) REPORTS A TOTAL OF 7-8 MILLION TONNES OF RESERVES IN THE CHAMALANG-SPINTANGI REGION.

Comments on development

ECON.COM: LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PREVENTS DEVELOPMENT FOR OTHER THAN ONLY LOCAL USE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000158

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BILGRAMI, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN, IN WHITMORE, F.C., JR., AND WILLIAMS, M.E., EDS., RESOURCES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY-- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HELD AT RESTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 14-19, 1979, P. 168-178.
Deposit

GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1987, PAKISTAN'S MINERAL POTENTIAL--PRINCE OR PAUPER?: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 238, P. 20-43.
Reserve-Resource

BILGRAMI, 1982, P. 174.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THIRTEEN BEDS OF GYPSUM OCCUR. BEDS ARE UP TO 50 FT THICK AND SEPARATED BY SHALE AND LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1990	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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