Kunduz celestine deposit, Chahar Dara District, Kunduz, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Kunduz celestine deposit | Deposit |
Chahar Dara District | District |
Kunduz | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 42' 0'' North , 68° 34' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kunduz | 161,902 (2018) | 24.6km |
Imām Şāḩib | 9,659 (2018) | 62.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kartaw
Bedded celestine orebody, 1,400 m long and exposed 14 m down dip, with speculative reserves of 1 million tons of ore grading at 76.9% SrSO4.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan. U.S. Geological Survey Report 2007-1214 (2007) |
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 |
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)Orris, G.J., Bliss, J.D. (2002) Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-110.
Peters, S.G., Ludington, S.D., Orris, G.J., Sutphin, D.M., Bliss, J.D. (Eds.) (2007) Preliminary Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Assessment of Afghanistan. USGS Open–File Report 07-1214.
External Links
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf [Orris & Bliss, 2002]
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
TurkestanArea
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