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Kunduz

Occurrence in Kondoz [Kunduz], Afghanistan with commodity Strontium
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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 10023779
MRDS ID I001523
Record type Site
Current site name Kunduz
Alternate or previous names Kartaw

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 68.58407, 36.69843 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kondoz [Kunduz](province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Kondoz [Kunduz]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ASSAYS 76.91% CELESTITE WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 3.86 G/CCM. THE UNIT WEIGHT OF THE CELESTITE IS 3.71 G/CCM.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 68.58407, 36.69843
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1400M
    Width 14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ASSUME AVERAGE 90 CM THICKNESS.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABDULLAH, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CELESTITE OCCURS IN A BED 0.9-1.5 M THICK, 1400 M ALONG STRIKE, AND 10-14 M DOWN DIP. CELESTITE IS MICRO AND MEDIUM CRYSTALLINE AND WHITE OR BLUISH-WHITE IN COLOR. THE CELESTITE IS OVERLAIN BY QUATERNARY FORMATIONS AND IS BOUND TO THE EAST AND WEST BY SMALL CREEKS. MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF THE DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 1.5 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1989 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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