CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
577 Afghanistan (Kabol Province) 34.18.57 N -- 069.18.10 E Jawkhar Cu
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Jawkhar
Political location(s): Afghanistan; Province or state: Kabol Province
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: paralic marine; in metamorphozed albitized silicified calc sed rxs
Deposit status: deposit
Geologic province: Kabul Block
Commodities: Cu
Geological ages: Vendian - Cambrian (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) metamorphic; metasedimentary schist (calcareous)
(2) metamorphic; metavolcanic schist
(3) metamorphic; amphibolite; Magma series/sedimentary package/metamorphic group: mafic
(4) sedimentary; quartzite (metamorphic component)
Individual lithologies:quartzite
Mineralogy: (mineralization): chalcocite, covellite, cuprite, malachite, chalcopyrite, bornite, sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite, ilmenite
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in metamorphozed albitized silicified calc sed rxs; Cu zone 2000 m long by 300 m thick encloses 22 lenticular occurrences; lenses range from 100-150 m long by 1.5-32 m thick/assay 0.33-2.56% Cu

(Applies to: mineralization) Mineralized zone is about 2000 m long and up to 300 m thick with 22 lenticular occurrences that are up to 150 m long and 32 m thick. Grades of 0.33-2.56% Cu are reported (Orris and Bliss, 2002; Abdullah et al., 1977).
References:
Abdullah, S.; Chmyriov, V. M.; Stazhilo-Alekseev, K. F.; Dronov, V. I.; Gannon, P. J.; Lubemov, B. K.; Kafarskiy, A. K. H.; Malyarov, E. P., 1977
Mineral Resources of Afghanistan
Afghan Geological and Mines Survey, Ministry of Mines and Industries, Republic of Afghanistan, Publication code Edition 2, 419 p.

Orris, G. J.; Bliss, J. D., 2002
Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan
Open File Report, United States Geological Survey, Publication code 02-110, 95 p.


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