Rs

Producer in Kerala, India with commodities Garnet, Kyanite, Silica, Thorium, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159101
MAS/MILS ID 5330170001
Record type Site
Current site name Rs
Alternate or previous names Neendakara and Kayankulam Sand Ba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 76.53041, 8.9507 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerala(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Kerala

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Tertiary
Kyanite Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Sillimanite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 76.53041, 8.9507

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 23100M
    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 Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1956 BEACH SAND MINING P 67-69

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.