Shamakat Field

Prospect in Laghman, Afghanistan with commodities Lithium, Rubidium, Cesium, Tin, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Tantalum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000492
MRDS ID I001518
Record type District
Current site name Shamakat Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 70.01738, 34.69854 (WGS84)
Relative position DISTRICT 34-40-10N TO 34-44-00N AND 70-00-20E TO 70-02-15E

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laghman(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Laghman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Rubidium Critical Secondary
Cesium Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 70.01738, 34.69854

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

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.

Beyond USGS

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