Mine detail: Shodal Asbestos Deposit

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Location: Paktia, Afghanistan, Asia
Lat / long: 33.23197, 69.58401
dep_id: 10023384
mrds_id: I000280
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Chrysotile
model: 18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
alteration: Serpentinization
ore_ctrl: Faults
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Serpentinite
References:
  • Deposit:: ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV, V.M., STAZHILO-ALEKSEEV, K.F., DRONOV, V.I., GANNON, P.J., ROSSOVSKIY, L.N., KAFARSKIY, A.KH., AND MALYAROV, E.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFGHANISTAN, 2ND ED.: KABUL, AFGHAN GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SURVEY, 419 P
  • Reserve-Resource:: ABDULLAH AND OTHERS, 1977.
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