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N A T U R A L R E S O U R C E M A N A G E M E N T 12<br />

MINERALS LOCATION QUANTITY<br />

(million metric tonnes)<br />

Fuller’s earth Mardan Not known<br />

Garnet Chitral & Swat “<br />

Graphite Chitral, Malakand & Mansehra 0.029<br />

Gypsum Abbotabad, Kohat, Karak & D.I. Khan 141.431<br />

Cyanate Swat & Mansehra Not known<br />

Laterite Chitral, Abbotabad & Nowshera 32.120<br />

Magnetite Abbotabad 4.000<br />

Marble Chitral, Swat, Mansehra, Malakand, Bunair,<br />

Swabi & Nowshera 52.651<br />

Mica Chitral, Mansehra, Swat & Dir Not known<br />

Nepheline, Syenite Swat, Hazara 200<br />

Ocher Abbotabad –<br />

Pyrite Chitral & Mansehra –<br />

Quartz Dir & Mansehra –<br />

Quartzite Swat, Abbotabad, Haripur & Nowshera 17.4<br />

Rock Abbotabad & Nowshera 29.23<br />

Rock Salt Karak –<br />

Silica Sand Mansehra, Karak, Bunair & D.I. Khan 89.005<br />

Soap Stone Kohistan, Swat, Haripur, Abbotabad, Kohat & Nowshera 0.94<br />

Sulphur Kohat –<br />

Vermiculite Swat & Malakand –<br />

Fuel & Energy Minerals/Rocks<br />

Coal Nowshera & Karak –<br />

Oil Shale Karak & D.I. Khan –<br />

Radioactive Mansehra, Bunair, Malakand & Karak –<br />

Precious & Semi Precious Minerals/Rocks<br />

Aquamarine Chitral & Dir –<br />

Beryl Chitral & Mansehra –<br />

Emerald Swat –<br />

Topaz Mardan –<br />

Tourmaline Chitral –<br />

Tsavorite Swat –<br />

Source: Geological Survey of Pakistan, 1993.<br />

SARHAD PROVINCIAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY 151

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