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of cenral 9ndia
Mamganeae debosit
9ndia occur almost at
The manganere debosits of cenbral
ha hant of Sndia, north of extendu
Nogup y , extendra
shtra srates. These2
pants of M.P and Mahara Source

deposits have been tha argest pro daucive

of Mn 9ndia for last 100 y a .
oCcuY oikn Ine Sawo ou 9rou ef
The Aabosits Toko Wnch
metoaedumentan
Preeanbriaw a1 euatebelt
convex Southuand,

debosita d in an wide
24 to 30 Km
about 210 Km ong amd
Chlai nd0 a n a
dioiic (MP)
Sodth@m
etendn from SE drend 4hroug
wilk Nw -

k eontern ant norihem

Bhandana
Bhandana ddiohict
hic
amd
n Ik
northem Nagpur dbict (MP)
wi E-W txend +o Bala ghat balt 4 h e r e
ana
9n hi
wilh NE Sw trend. e o m i a t e So 7.
Eant
-

which 20
eomiite o7.
about 200 dposits of MahanashtTa
Sme
MP-
0 Mn rodueti on of belt ane
t wmpotam Mn lo catu dna
showir thair
m entü o0med belo
Mn belt

Gened Geolo to Ana Mn -debosits er Ae meta

The o umny ocks
Sawoav Tou o f T a c a m briam oq
sedimertany
amd v a i ous
which hghty dusomad coaits
Sawo o r
metomm orphos ad.
4-5 Km thiek Succeg3 am ofmica nchis ts
abeut
yaniie, sillimanite (Asendum
orth annet, starouA2,

qrada matamorphism) manties, CAlC-aanul

o rade
Mn- r e bode
guanta
guant and
and
9uantt sehist, togathor»k central Omd
0012s
omd 0mdites. loge bels aha ocupi ed by
SauraM
Seulnonm evut f ut. Called Tirodi bi otita
migmatite
q m RRuemea
ovnlaum by
Th rRcambiaw cretaceous
eim". Fov mation of
lameta
DRCAm Traps and

and
ag amouatad G Gndite
deposits, losey
The
The M 3 shatrasnic havi2ans he emby
hoitom» anL Suantat, quantiir
topmost
To cks of mwwcomi schwst .

Sthiot amd quant2-

Pelitie i t s wir
hoirom capriAR of
 biodid e adinet, stauroite, kyarite, silimanite dpend
arode of metamenom amd m

battoOYm hovi2o ralcitie and Bolomitic manblR.

The
shatarafhie suecession of t Sauoan oup in iven balm»

Atter staka Strac ek-

Decan Trap
Lametta foYination

Dncmormi
Bichua fovmalidnm: Dolomie manble, cakqraulile, atlinoit schiet
Juneani alim: 'Awocoviu biotite schst unt a - biotite
-

and
rolite of1em gnneuferow a pla cas
wilR stauroulz, kyamii omd Silimal
Chorbaou fomati m uont2ib, quana schist oma quanta - mwownls

Schot occoas0m ay1 anfom and a

lac co i Ky amits omd l u m m u i

Mn-ore gondite hon2om-T

Mansar formaion. (oith mn-ore and Condte nnton n. MwoDvi
Cmd nmOwnl - biout
Schiots aand phyuilo
Commomly a anet fenouo wilh stauvt
kyaule manile at ghe rale, The
Tock at pla(es gade mto
fet&opalnic YAmtvon hm

Nn oR Occ(as m hoo Ahree dffenenl1

sraligic level wlhm mica nhwt.
Mn-0re * Gomdite hoiaon I
lohangi fommatrm lohangi Member Pink gnd wkie caleiti and
dolomi ie. mauble.
Utekata Member Cale -nem amd Calc qeu
kdbikheTa Hemmbes uant2 biotite qranutir
-

moncalalad wh quaolg - 6iehia

neu.
Sitasaongi fomaim: duanta mvo
covilschio, Lommony fziao paie
coitn vnlestalal oc quaointe, localy Convenes
Ldo gneime by seldopalhi 2ati om
di uonfan mil
Tirodi Biotite Gneiss Bioht qneum wil
Swbodinate w1@calatio
of amphbole, homwbl ende Schits, cale-ancias,
 Mode of_occuY ence
The Mn oro dabosits/bs dies
ccur m 3
shrtaTophiehia
top havi2n occurs at tha
Conoct
Chorbaol omd undory m Mamsan formatrn ha
muddA occuns oilhim Momnow fmat'm
amd botom hoia0na at wtact 2ona of
Nawaan md lohangi formatim .
The mode f ocCuYYRnce of MR-OYR bodae
dependuna uo ka netie typ f I
vony
okich fais mto 3 daposits
CategoviaS
C Regionally metamorphosed Syngenetic beddad debosits, come
or&ant
oih the o u n y rock 1he om bodi 2s occUr as
Confovmabla bon ds
lbna Couniry omd enses
oilhm vahues
Si2es TOck
Thes na of tu0o bypes
Mn -silicate roeks
Cehiety braite.) CGondita)
formeA
and MA-ore oxi des ores
of Mn- by
Sediments, interbamded medamopnom
it peuie Omd amd eo folded
9 bramatic sthnt.
-oxida 2somes by gena metamor^iom
n-
SRdi monts and ane metamor m
by endoSed
Calc siicate Tocko
oumd cofomaby
tofsnaby
(i) Replatement deposits of manbles
diouwromt the
namy secomdaut oxido Or2s,
bifureatiom counhy odk, Sonchmes
OYR bodias othorbromchumg
The ana
ahem of IRe
nd after Þeriod of epi«neio deposits fovm
fovm as
ad
mRt e0ric Water
Pasing
Yegional mdamovpis m. The
Mn- silicota aan i.er
rock fmad
isli
the Mn. amd
Gondite)
tonoand
amd OYL bodies. disolve
Mn
Tepreepitate elseydhare m Lolloidal
peilhic elituc Athint amd tomdite
fonm Teplaein
pualion plcemao edc aula raulaw raari
r alon

Dedmtal dabesits oaivti g bouldes amo pebbles e d

0 Mn Ores o
danivgd from mechami cal emspostatie
wRathering o be dded Omd
eplacemem
Usu
ally hene boulders dbasits .

ofIRe ins comin3 dovom h Slope

slope
colectad at R foot hill
wibde Fe float-Ove
abod 9o7 of HP. tanaslan tra telongs to baddad e omd

rest Ioy. beloasto and duital ype.

lacem.unt

Minroloay of Hha ore

braunite

ef the primcony amd ReLondany ova munelals,

bad desa
eolites most of iKe ove of riman Oxide
eposits, toqetnhor wilk Olher viman
merad Suth om hollamdiie, Jabobsita, bixbyite,
hauamanite and veLden burzite.
The epiqenetie depsits
cowoists of psilmelanecYbto
wilK
helane- Þyrolusite semblage togetner
brau t e .
0ad Ond Surrowndng quant2, micas and
mingrals
The maf or oue
minerals, mamly spessarH te,
Mm -Siu cate
s oma Pyroxene
rhodonte, and occaoi mal
Mn
beaning
and Thod ochrosite.
and amphi bole

Oriqn Hn- dabosits of HP-

igem of briniple
Regonemg IR
wich ane asociod ed
i Gmdite ondd
Hahanastra ehaneeles
bedsud
ich exhi bit essential m
ei Cndosed oilhu pelit nd bramie
Pramie

that
metonedimens . Fevmor (1909) concdmded
ont of a Mn dtbosiE fomed by he
mao sadimems.

Yuaimal
matwmorpwam of S r a n i e formed by
hile other majr pat of.ap osit
ofNn-Siliete mnerals
m gomdit
Oxy altenati on' (A66)
Strac2ek at a C1956) omd oupiya loy
4 ht
a a heaa oYRo a n o
estabuohed
concwaiVa
COnewAiVe Saenedie mekaoadi'ments
atmsst entiel Combributed to IK
Mn- siiotes
Oxydauon of nagti qible portn
ver
fonmaion on .
daposi
othea hua Supriya Roy (966) the confomably
Accordng erebodies
e bodies iwilrocks
I rocks of
elatron ofHhe
iterbonded

mq
nd ther restictinm to defnite
sedimomtayhoizones
straugrabnie m i cata t8natie sedi mortr
Presenee of bomdimg ore body
natnro
omd belmam ndita amd ot hoY ora
 mdictas
oviginal Sadimentoy layering Shon cOntac
relaliom between Mn-res and weTCalated quantaite
mdicates hat botn of hom ere laid doan
chomical sedimmo. o

Sugaashs thad ha mwarolday

place mder hginal Mn- ora diposiuon tookk
oxldising environment, jwst befor,
duoung amd
after
dabositim belite amd
psamitie To cko
Mamoa formaion.
Smce m
Pyrolusite, CryptoMetomerphosad
melane ete
ore bodies of low
temp devival
expectd +hod ne
commonMPresent , i
Oxidsirg9 Synqenatic Mn sedi mants , ldo laid don
stabla as anvirommemt
emblag2
Should be
chonecterised by he
m

Hn" staa) of higher oxide Mn minRTalc (Mn

KOmequwend mtreae anoged ofS metamoY fhim amd
Sedhmentstemperaliura
oxides of Mn he
Stote ig er
Omd CDmbinhe thanaform to 4ha
fom braumito available silaMng0
a
vey o
tamP (chlrite
jomm it nlinueo to ha 2ne).
metomorpmo m a
otoble shans
highesd qmas of
nighes
Sormed next toqether Bixbyite
B ixbyite s
i t holan
wilh hollandite m mamy
anaa amd
tixbyita alpev dite
tontinues ap he firct m biotite 2n
ama. 9t
9t
almandun 20na hghest Aempanaire munaa upto
ang wh hollandito
Staurotte, sild.
mamil, kyanite wwil i4 m
0ne
h
aus manite omd Vra dan
jatobsite,
Ow other hand burlT aappeaav
ppa
Hne anmo
eherts ciata Mn
ahe
Ctystallised mto fina
beasurg
with dsomi netad qramad que
braunite, a4 aramad qvamaite
Uader Londilim ofm
takes place wolvir trRoALra ade, amd ovp nie rea
Mnd2 Cbraunia metom
omd
Thodonite
eoutin
Mn- maco fomatiom
siu ca
of Spess anilE,
alum
of whch
iaite mansvz Ondi
togelher
bedo
oith quantz,
the tabiliy of - mimeral 6ee fored
a m URamimg 1em, s do not
not
break Ardn
coni nuewmy attneugh
takes
wo1 hamgeA an
place du
substiltim of
 -

1he Seeo nd pe of primauy, bedda oxide deposits

associated and manbies of Lohargi
cal siuea es
m anbl aloo Conaiderzd 6.Roy
R by .Koy
a
Syngeng t i e
TDdu t of Regeonal metamobhiom of syra*
of IR
Sedi memt ohy Hn deborits. The mmeroloqy amd no
Some m 9omdilz
a n d i l a

Byp deposits
atoo
Nn Conbonote mina PTRSRmt.
mde
So, heree n v i r o n m e n t
oxidising

n deposii om took blace ord e r oxide

tin a form os Syngenetie highar
conbonate
conbnate

Sediments But he clo_e

associati
om i
of canbonates
canbomates

TOcks Suggests hat tha dapositi om

oxida3 took place mder
Hn -

amd dipositiom of
and PA 9n
C
.

condutons of
sharbly changum
the Canbanates have repitated
lo
lo dov otetial,
envirenman Hm
omd m
ehomge h
Swbsaquotty K2
oxi des Re preipitat es.
meta movnos 2d monbleo and
Cnbonal
amd Mn- 6xideo
cale. Gleati
le-es oxide fom viz braw niu., bixbyit
ho lladite ete.