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Marabasta Zn-Pb Deposit, Pshdar District, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marabasta Zn-Pb Deposit | Deposit |
| Pshdar District | District |
| Sulaymaniyah Governorate | Province |
| Iraq | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 18' 19'' North , 45° 14' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Piranshahr | 61,973 (2013) | 44.8km |
| Mahābād | 162,434 (2012) | 66.7km |
This is the most important and scientifically interesting Zn-Pb deposit in Iraq. It is situated about 1.5 Km from the Iraqi – Iranian borders, about 6 Km behind the thrust front and about 36 Km NE of Qala Dizeh, at an altitude ranging from (2000 – 2400) m (a.s.l.). The ore is present within the Marabasta Unit as small scattered occurrences of complicated and irregular shape, concentrated in three main localities. The mineralization consists of two different mineral assemblages; one of galena, sphalerite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, marcasite and rare arsenopyrite; and the other is a skarn type assemblage, consists of magnetite, willemite, gahnite and rare garnet and nickeline The last estimate showed that the C1 reserves are 608953 tons of ore containing 100520 tons of Zn and 18117 tons of Pb. The C2 reserves were estimated by about 141000 tons of ore containing 23265 tons of Zn and 4230 tons of Pb. The density of the ore varied from (2.7 – 3.7) gm/cm³
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
13 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Arabian Plate
AsiaContinent
- Zagros MountainsMountain Range
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate
- Sanandaj-Sirjan ZoneVolcanic Arc
Iraq
- ⭔Iraqi KurdistanAutonomous Region
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