Saurashtra

Occurrence in Gujarat, India with commodity Aluminum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10022541
MRDS ID	DE03133
Record type	Site
Current site name	Saurashtra

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	71.55622, 22.70329 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gujarat(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
India	Gujarat

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum Critical	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	71.55622, 22.70329	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Saurashtra

Comments on the reserve resource information

11 M LT >50% AL2O3 FOR SAURASHTRA AND KUTCH DISTRICTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	DE03133

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LATERITIC BAUXITE, PISOLITIC

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	25-AUG-1995	Mosier, Dan	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.