Tangi Murch celestine deposit, Burka District, Baghlan, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Tangi Murch celestine deposit | Deposit |
Burka District | District |
Baghlan | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 13'' North , 69° 12' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Nahrīn | 22,363 (2018) | 23.8km |
Khanabad | 71,531 (2018) | 46.5km |
Baghlān | 108,449 (2018) | 47.3km |
Pul-e Khumrī | 56,369 (2018) | 57.1km |
Taloqan | 64,256 (2018) | 59.5km |
Celestine ore bodies, hosted in Palaeogene bituminous limestones and other sedimentary rocks.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Kasak, Yu.M. et al. (1965): Kabul, DGMS, 1965 |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Kasak, Yu.M., Lapko, F.F., Tolstukhin, E.A., Koretsky, M.S. (1965) Report on geological exploration of the Farenjal barite deposit, carried out in 1963-1964 and prospecting and exploration of the Tangi Murch celestine deposit carried out in 1964. Kabul, DGMS, 1965.
Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
External Links
http://www.getamap.net/maps/afghanistan/baghlan/_tangimurch/
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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