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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- GRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, DISSEMINATED FLAKES, MINOR LUMP ORE, IN VEINS
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
Records and references
BANERJEE, B. ET AL., 1980: GRAPHITE DEPOSITS IN THE PRECAMBRIAN OF PALAMAU, BIHAR.- METALS AND MINERALS REVIEW, JULY 1980, VOL. XIX, NO.8PARAMASIVAN, T.S. AND SRINIVASAN, R., 1973: GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF TAMIL NADU.- MINERAL RESEARCH, VOL.5, OCTOBER 1973, P.20-23ACHARYA, B.C. AND DASH, DR.B., 1980: DISTRIBUTION OF GRAPHITE DEPOSITS IN ORISSA AND ITS RELATION WITH REGIONAL GEOLOGY.- METALS AND MINERALS REVIEW, JUNE 1980, VOL. XIX, NO.7KANUNGO, S.C., 1976: GRAPHITE MINERALISATION IN TITLAGARH-GRAPHITE-BELT, BOLANGIR AND KALAHANDI DISTRICTS ORISSA.- INDIAN MINERALS, VOL.30, NO.4, P.1-6KRISHNA-RAO, M. ET AL., 1971: PETROGRAPHY AND BENEFICIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF ORISSA. - JOURN. OF MINES, MET. AND FUELS, MARCH 1971, P.63-64MALLESWARA RAO, V., 1973: BENEFICIATION OF GRAPHITE FROM VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.- JOURN. INDIAN ACAD. GEOSCI., VOL.16, NO.2, P.77-81KRISHNASWAMY, S., 1979: INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES, 2ND ED.- OXFORD AND IBH. PUBL. CO., NEW DELHIGEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA: GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES OF INDIA.- GSJ. MISC. PUBL., NO.30; V. BIHAR 1974; VI. TAMIL NADU 1974; III. ORISSA 1974; VIII. ANDHRA PRADESH 1975; XII. RAJASTHAN 1977GOOSSENS, P.J., 1982: GRAPHITE DEPOSITS OF THE PRECAMBRIAN AND THEIR MINING DEVELOPMENT.- IN: THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF PRECAMBRIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS; UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK, 1982, P.123-155
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60000557 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 18.33308, 83.10026
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