Sperkaw Cr deposit, Hisarak District, Nangarhar, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Sperkaw Cr deposit | Deposit |
Hisarak District | District |
Nangarhar | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 15' 0'' North , 69° 35' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ḩukūmatī Azrah | 12,526 (2018) | 9.5km |
Kabul | 3,043,532 (2018) | 49.9km |
Mīr Bachah Kōṯ | 5,405 (2018) | 70.9km |
Massive chromite bodies, up to 110 m long and 10 m thick, and associated asbestos, hosted in carbonate-rich shear zones in a peridotite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Asbestos' Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Orris, G.J., and Bliss, J.D. (2002): Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
External Links
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
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