Goa
Past Producer

Sanguem

Goa, India
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBOULDERS AT SURFACE
Ore controlCrest Of Anticlines
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Jacobsite, Manganite, Pyrolusite
GangueChlorite, Goethite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite · Dharwar Supergroup
Associated rockDiorite,Gabbro,Mafic Metamorphic Rock,Gneiss
StructureExtensive Area Of Shear Zones (About 50km Long, About 20 Km Wide)
Tectonic settingIndian Peninsular Shield
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10003869
MRDS IDAD00232
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates15.22509, 74.16715
References
DESSAI, A.G., 1985. AN APPRAISAL OF THE MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF GOA, INDIA. PROC. INDIAN NATN. SCI. ACAD., 51/A/6 : 1021 - 1032DESSAI, A.G. AND DESHPANDE, G.G, 1980. MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF SANGUEM DISTRICT, GOA, INDIA RECENT RES, GEOL, 6 : 471-483