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Ghunday

Past Producer in Nangarhar, Afghanistan with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023772
MRDS ID I001514
Record type Site
Current site name Ghunday

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 70.01734, 34.1819 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nangarhar(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Nangarhar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) 70.01734, 34.1819
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Length 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • MINING BY HAND METHODS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV, V.M., STAZHILO-ALAKSEEV, K.F., DRONOV, V.I., GANNAN, P.J., ROSSOVSKIY, L.N., KAFARSKIY, A.KH., AND MALYAROV, E.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFGHANISTAN (2ND EDITION): KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, 419 P

  • Production

    ABDULLAH (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN ZONE 2000 M LONG, TALC-BEARING LENSES UP TO 50 M LONG AND 0.5-1.0 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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