Mine detail: Achin Talc Deposit

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Location: Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Asia
Lat / long: 34.04858, 70.71732
dep_id: 10023257
mrds_id: I000054
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Minor mineral: Magnesite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Magnesite
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Marble,Dolomite
arock_type: Diabase,Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV,V.M., STAZHILO-ALEKSEEV, 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
  • Reserve-Resource:: ABDULLAH AND OTHERS, 1977, P. 271-272.
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