Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Surkh-i-Parso (deposit name) |
Political location(s): |
Afghanistan; Province or state: Parwan Province |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; in marbled limestone and quartzite |
Deposit status: |
occurrence |
Commodities: |
Cu; U; Th |
Geological ages: |
Carboniferous - Early Permian (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; quartzite-carbonateIndividual lithologies: | limestone (marble) quartzite |
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Mineralogy: |
(mineralization): chalcopyrite, malachite, u minerals |
Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in marbled limestone and quartzite; disseminated mineralization occurs over 9 sq km area |
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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