Spin Tangi

Occurrence in Balochistan, Pakistan with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model 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	10023308
MRDS ID	I000160
Record type	Site
Current site name	Spin Tangi
Alternate or previous names	Spintangi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	67.91737, 29.4989 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balochistan(province)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Pakistan	Balochistan

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

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	67.91737, 29.4989	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 2.13M

Thickness	2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

GRIFFITHS (1987) REPORTS A TOTAL OF 7-8 MILLION TONNES OF RESERVES IN THE CHAMALANG-SPINTANGI REGION.

Comments on development

LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PREVENTS DEVELOPMENT FOR OTHER THAN LIMITED LOCAL USE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000160

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	GYPSUM BEDS OCCUR THAT ARE UP TO 7 FT THICK. THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THIS DEPOSIT IS SIMILAR TO THE KOHAT GYPSUM DEPOSIT.

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.