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Gugirt

Occurrence in Bamian, Afghanistan with commodity Sulfur
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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 10023774
MRDS ID I001517
Record type Site
Current site name Gugirt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 67.01743, 34.16526 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bamian(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Bamian

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY (20.65-38.90% SULFUR)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 67.01743, 34.16526
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Fault

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Length 180M
    Width 120M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIATED ROCK CEMENTED BY YELLOW-GRAY SULFUR. SMALL LENSES 1-3 M LONG AND 0.5 M THICK COMPOSED OF PURE CRYSTALLINE SULFUR.

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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