Tinnevelly: Beach Deposits From V

Prospect in Karnataka, India with commodities Garnet, Iron, Titanium, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279793
MAS/MILS ID 5330290007
Record type Site
Current site name Tinnevelly: Beach Deposits From V
Alternate or previous names Aippar River To the Kallar River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.31037, 9.05068 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnataka(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Karnataka

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.31037, 9.05068

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tinnevelly

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRISHNAN, M.S., MINERAL RESOURCES OF MADRAS, MEMOIRS OF THE

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF INDIA, VOL. 80, P.286-287.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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