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Bakhud

Prospect in Oruzgan [Uruzgan], Afghanistan with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023866
MRDS ID I005028
Record type Site
Current site name Bakhud

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 65.90021, 32.45343 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruzgan [Uruzgan](province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Oruzgan [Uruzgan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FLUORITE IS COLORLESS, VIOLET, OR BLACK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Molybdenite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Sphalerite Gangue
Tennantite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 60%-70% OF THE ORE IS OF THE CALCAREOUS FLUORITE TYPE WITH 0.66-0.99% ZN AND 0.17-0.34% PB. THE GALENA BEARS 100G/T SILVER AND 2000 G/T ANTIMONY.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Meta-Argillite
    Rock unit name Arghasu Formation;Alamghar Formation
    Rock description Arghasu Formation;Alamghar Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 65.90021, 32.45343
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 8790000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 46.6 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1976

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 AND OTHERS, 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL TAUBLAR BODIES FO FLUORITE ARE FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE ARGHASU FM. THE STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF THE DEPOSIT IS THE ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY AT THE CONTACT OF THE ARGHASU AND THE UNDERLYING ALAMGHAR FM. THE ORE BODIES ARE 80-800 M LONG, 10-200 M WIDE, AND 1.1-2.8 M THICK (AVE. 2.1). THE MINERALIZATION IS DISCONTINUOUS WITHIN THE BODIES. THE ALAMGHAR FM HAS BEEN RECRYSTALIZED, DOLOMITIZED, AND SILICIFIED. THE FLUORITE OCCURS AS CALCAREOUS FLUORITE WITH PB AND ZN SULFIDES AND AS SILICEOUS FLUORITE. THE SILICEOUS FLUORITE IS SPOTTY AND RESTRICTED TO THE CONTACT AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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