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): |
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 |
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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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