Kohat

Occurrence in North-West Frontier, Pakistan with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023307
MRDS ID	I000159
Record type	Site
Current site name	Kohat

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	71.43396, 33.58193 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	DEPOSIT IS SOUTH OF KOHAT., Estimated. Believed To Be Within About 5 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North-West Frontier(province)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Pakistan	North-West Frontier

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Primary
Halite	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gypsum	Ore
Halite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	AVERAGE OF 20 ANALYSES OF GYPSUM: 30.0-32.2% CAO, 38.0-46.0% SO3, 17.0-20.0% H2O.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1)	71.43396, 33.58193	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 42.67M

Thickness	42.67M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000159

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
Reserve-Resource

BILGRAMI, 1982, P. 174.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BEDS OF GYPSUM 50 TO 140 FT THICK CROP OUT IN EAST-TRENDING LINEAR RIDGES IN A BELT 20 MILES WIDE. GYPSUM GENERLLY OVERLIES MASSIVE ROCK SALT AND IS OVERLAIN BY RED CLAYS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-90	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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