Paghman Fe deposit, Shakardara District, Kabul, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Paghman Fe deposit | Deposit |
Shakardara District | District |
Kabul | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 40' North , 69° 0' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Paghmān | 49,157 (2018) | 9.8km |
Mīr Bachah Kōṯ | 5,405 (2018) | 14.3km |
Kabul | 3,043,532 (2018) | 22.0km |
Maydanshakhr | 1,600 (2018) | 32.5km |
Charikar | 53,676 (2018) | 41.6km |
Magnetite lenses in Early Cretaceous gabbro, monzonite and diorite. Reserves are estimated at 47,000 tons of ore grading at 67% Fe.
Note: Although the locality name suggests that it is in Paghman District, the GPS coordinates currently used on Mindat (Orris & Bliss, 2002) place the locality in Shakardara District.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ '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 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+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 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+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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