Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBOULDERS AT SURFACE, CONCRETIONS, LENSES, POCKETS
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 20km Wide)
Tectonic settingIndian Peninsular Shield
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10003874
MRDS IDAD00239
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates15.16676, 74.25048
References
DESSAI, A.G., 1985 AN APPRAISAL OF THE MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF GOA, INDIA. PROC. INDIAN NATN SCI.ACAD., 51/A/6: 1021-1032.DESSAI, 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