Ghunday talc deposit, Sherzad District, Nangarhar, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ghunday talc deposit | Mine |
| Sherzad District | District |
| Nangarhar | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 10' 14'' North , 70° 0' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ḩukūmatī Azrah | 12,526 (2018) | 33.4km |
| Jalālābād | 200,331 (2018) | 49.6km |
| Deri Mila | 500 (2012) | 53.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
226226
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226226:3
GUID (UUID V4):
280bd695-b47c-4458-9ad6-a292e5aa59ba
The Ghunday talc deposit consists of the talc-bearing Northern and Southern Zones located within Proterozoic dolomitic marble. Each talc zone consists of a series of elongated lenticular talc bodies and talc veinlets. In the 200-m-long Northern Zone, the talc bodies are 0.5 to 12 m thick and up to 60 m long. In the 240-m-long Southern Zone, the talc bodies are 1 to 3 m in thickness and 8 to 20 m in length. The talc is white, more rarely pink, commonly occurring as steatite.
Ghunday deposit produces the highest quality talc in Spin Ghar range with over 99% purity, the so called butter grade.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Afghanistan
- Nangarhar
- Spin Ghar rangeMountain Range
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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Ghunday talc deposit, Sherzad District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan