Ramrama

Occurrence in Madhya Pradesh, 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. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094105
MRDS ID AD00225
Record type Site
Current site name Ramrama

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 79.94202, 21.85503 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 100KM NE FROM NAGPUR, ABOUT 25KM FROM BALAGHAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madhya Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Madhya Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Rhodonite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor Supergene Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 79.94202, 21.85503

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ores Occur Around Domal Structure Of Tirodi Gneiss
Type of structure Local
Structure description Isoclinally Folded Along E-W Axis

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Madhya Pradesh - Maharashtra Manganese Belt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PALANISAMY. V. AND MULAY, V.V., 1985, REVIEW OF GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF RAMARMA - NETRA MANGANESE BELT AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, BALAGHAT DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH. RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, 114/G : 8-17.

  • Deposit

    ROY,S.,1980. MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF INDIA. IN: GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF MANGANESE, I.M. VARENTSOV AND GY. GRASSELLY (EDS), 2:237-264.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1989 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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