USGS Projects in Afghanistan

USGS Projects in Afghanistan

  
Sample of photographs for John SanFilipo Photo Gallery
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Kalēch coal mine, Bāmīān Province, looking west. Each adjacent canyon has several mines. Coal here is bagged before being loaded on trucks much larger than the pickup shown.
Original [671KB]		 Coal-bearing section, facing West, Şayghān area near Mūsá Darreh, Bāmīān Province. Pink Triassic sandstone (foreground); Cretaceous carbonate capping section. Coal bed is at mid-ground break in slope;
Original [664KB]		 Coal-bearing section, facing West, Province. Pink Triassic sandstone (foreground); Cretaceous carbonate capping section. Coal bed is at mid-ground break in slope; Jurassic is very thin. here. Soldier at right is New Zeal
Original [696KB]		 Middle? Jurassic plant fossil/pollen sample location, Eshposhteh coal mine area, Bāmīān Province. Close up of sample location. Close up of 6030287/88. Also location of March 06 plant megafossils by Q.
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View to north from just south of sample location Q (6030287-290). Mid-ground gray upper- Middle(?) J channel ss. red beds in background are Middle Cretaceous
Original [650KB]		 Breaking camp with New Zealand ISAF forces, Eshposhteh coal field, Bamian Province, Afghanistan. Upper Jurassic (?) - K section background; Middle (?) J midground, looking NNW.
Original [642KB]		 Maj. Eero, Finnish ISAF MOT patrol, and coal pile at Dahne Tōr, Darrah-i-Suf District, Samangān Province. Here coal is not bagged before loading into Kamaz trucks. View is looking down east branch to SE. K2-Pg1 capping section.
Original [897KB]		 Looking down to NE at donkeys hauling coal from Adit 1-3 location, Dahne Tōr, Darrah-i-Suf District, Samangān Province.
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Unnumbered adit, Dahne Tōr, Darrah-i-Suf District, Samangān Province. Zabibullah (MMI) pointing to two 10-cm siderite partings in 2.54 m (incl ptgs) weathered coal bed exposed at portal.
Original [677KB]		 Sample location, near working face of Adit 4,  Dahne Tōr, Darrah-i-Suf District, Samangān Province. Miner is standing in front of two siderite partings shown at portal in photo 144. Mined coal bed is 2.11 m incl 2 ptgs approx 12 and 10 cm, but roof and floor are not exposed. Liquid-fuel lamp and lack of protective gear are typical of unsanctioned mines.
Original [711KB]		 Adit 4, Dahne Tōr, Darrah-i-Suf District, Samangān Province.Coal sampling, USGS (left), AGS (middle and left), Dahne Tor coal field, Samangan Prov, Afghanistan.
Original [806KB]		 Carbonate Short Course session I (Kabul MMI); Dr. Bruce Wardlaw (USGS) instructing left; Prof. Naim Egrar (Univ. of Kabul) translating right.
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