Singhbhum

Occurrence in West Bengal, India with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003870
MRDS ID AD00233
Record type Site
Current site name Singhbhum

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 87.99351, 23.79167 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

West Bengal(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India West Bengal

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Jasper Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Supergene Oxdation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Noamudi Group
    Rock description Noamudi Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 87.99351, 23.79167

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Synform And Antiform Folding

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Plunge 30 DEGREES - 70 DEGREES
    Plunge direction NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit * OFTEN OVERTURNED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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