| Deposit ID | 10106729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belkapahar |
| Alternate or previous names | Belkapahan, Khila |
| Geographic coordinates: | 73.43386, 25.76583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | NEAR KHILA, IN THE VICINITY OF PALI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rajasthan(province)
India(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| India | Rajasthan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Wollastonite | Primary |
| Calcium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Wollastonite | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A 1955 ASSAY SHOWED: 52% SIO2, 47% CAO, 0.14% AL2O3, AND 0.31% FE2O3. WOLLASTONIATE HAS A HIGH ASPECT RATIO. |
|---|
| Model code | 65 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18g |
| Deposit model name | Skarn wollastonite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | 73.43386, 25.76583 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| District name | Sirohi District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wolkem Pvt Ltd. |
| First year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000134 |
SMITH, MARTIN, 1981, WOLLASTONITE-- PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION CONTINUE TO CLIMB: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 167, P. 25-33.
ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, P. 51.
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS), 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1227-1234.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, WOLLASTONITE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 299-301.
FATTAH, HASSAN, 1994, WOLLASTONITE-- NEW ASPECTS PROMISE GROWTH: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 326, P. 21-43.
HARBEN AND BATES, 1990.
SMITH, 1981 FOR FIRST 2 ESTIMATES; THIRD ESTIMATE FROM ANDREWS, 1970.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WOLLASTONITE OCCURS IN 3 ZONES AND IS INTERBEDDED WITH PYROXENITES AND GARNET-BEARING SCHIST/GNEISS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-89 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 27-DEC-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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