Orissa
Producer

Kathpal Deposit

Orissa, India
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, DISRUPTED
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureDISRUPTED, LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; DEEPLY WEATHERED
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID60000530
MRDS IDISM0054
Alternate namesKatpal
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates21.01623, 85.71689
References
STEINER, L., 1979, CHROMIT, IN ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE-XX. INDIEN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 155 P. (RR1, RR8)INDIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES OF INDIA, PART II--MAHARASHTRA: INDIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 30, 35 P. (G13, C3, C5, C18)U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1981, UNCLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM A-49: WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY. (PA1, G13, L5-L6)LIPIN, B. R., 1976, WRITTEN COMMUN.: RESTON, VA., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COMMODITY FILES. (PA1)DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.