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Subject:        SILS Bulletin 07-12 Geologic & Mineral Resource Map of
Afghanistan
Date:   Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:00:37 -0700
From:   Sheryle J Jackson <[log in to unmask]>







*SILS Information Bulletin *

*Number: 07-12 Geologic and Mineral Resource Map of Afghanistan *
* Open File Report 2006-1038*
*Date: December 20, 2007*
*Stock #: 207907 (folded) or 207908 (flat)*
*Price: $7.00 plus, $5.00 handling per order*

The U.S. Geological Survey offices in Reston, VA, Denver, CO, Menlo
Park, CA and Tucson, AZ, along with the Afghan Geological Survey in
Kabul, Afghanistan have produced a 1:850,000 scale geologic and mineral
resource map of Afghanistan

The geologic and mineral resource information for this map is derived
from digitization of the original data from Abdullah and Chmyrlov
(1977). The U.S. Geological Survey made no attempt to modify original
map-unit boundaries and faults, however, modifications to map-unit
symbology and map-unit descriptions were made to clarify the
lithostratigraphy and to modernize the terminology.

The classification of mineral deposit types is based on the authors’
interpretation of existing information and on limited field
investigations by the authors. Some of the information came from
published USGS deposit model classifications. New petroleum localities
are based on research of archival data from Abdullah and Chmyrlov (1977).

The shaded-relief base is derived from the Shuttle Radar Topography
Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model (DEM) data having 85-meter
resolution. The international boundary as shown on this map was acquired
from the Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS) web site:
*/_http://www.aims.org.af_ /* in September 2005. Province boundaries,
province capital locations, and political names were also acquired from
the AIMS web site. The AIMS data were originally derived from maps
produced by the Afghanistan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office (AGCHO).

This map measures approximately 76”by 54” and is available in two
versions from: */_http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr20061038_/*.
Free download information is offered at this site. Version 2 differs
from Version 1 in that (1) map units are colored according to the color
scheme of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW)
(http://www.ccgm.org), (2) the minerals database has been updated, and
(3) all data presented on the map are also available in GIS format.

To purchase this map or for more information on USGS products contact
the USGS Science Information and Library Services (SILS) at
1-888-ASK-USGS, or online through the USGS store at:
*/_http://store.usgs.gov_/*/_. _/


Sheryle Girk-Jackson 303 202 4176, FAX 303 202 4633, email:
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Sheryle J. Girk-Jackson
Technical Information Specialist/Business Acquisitions
USGS/ESIC