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Uzbekistan Wollastonite

Producer in Uzbekistan with commodity Wollastonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023322
MRDS ID I000180
Record type Site
Current site name Uzbekistan Wollastonite
Alternate or previous names Nuratau Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 67.25082, 40.41492 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH OF SAMARKAND IN THE NURATAU MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WOLLASTONITE HAS A RADIAL FIBROUS STRUCTURE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue

Analytical data

Result 30-40% WOLLASTONITE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 67.25082, 40.41492
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Metamorphism

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 30-40% WOLLASTONITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS), 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1227-1234.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WOLLASTONITE OCCURS IN CALC-SILICATE HORNFELS AT THE CONTACT OF GRANODIORITE WITH ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1989 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 27-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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