Kohala

Producer in North-West Frontier, Pakistan with commodity Barium-Barite

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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
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023310
MRDS ID	I000162
Record type	Site
Current site name	Kohala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	73.48391, 34.11523 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

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
Barium-Barite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Barite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	TYPICAL ANALYSES (2): 88.42% BASO4 AND 92.76% BASO4.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	181
USGS model code	27e
Deposit model name	Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Rock unit name Hazara Formation

Rock description Hazara Formation

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
Rock unit name	Hazara Formation
Rock description	Hazara Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1)	73.48391, 34.11523	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
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	I000162

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. 171.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	COARSE-GRAINED AGGREGATES OF INTERLOCKING BARITE CRYSTALS ARE VERY PURE AND FORM DILATION VEINS AND LENSES.

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.