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Darrahe-Nur

Producer in Nangarhar, Afghanistan with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106754
MRDS ID I001522
Record type Site
Current site name Darrahe-Nur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 70.54233, 34.65965 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nangarhar(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Nangarhar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BERYL CRYSTALS ARE 1-40 CM ACROSS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 70.54233, 34.65965
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Darrahe-Nur Pegmatite Field

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED BY HAND.

Comments on development

  • WORKED BY HAND

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 OVER 40 PEGMATITES (LARGELY ALBITIZED MICROLINE) OCCUR IN THIS AREA. THE PEGMATITES ARE A FEW TENS TO A FEW HUNDREDS OF METERS LONG AND 0.3-3.0 M THICK. THE BERYL IS COARSELY-CRYSTALLINE AND COLUMBITE-TANTALITE AND CASSITERITE OCCUR AS MINUTE DISSEMINATED CRYSTALS.

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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