Mine detail: Khetri

Previously called 'Khetri Copper Complex'

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Location: Rajasthan, India, Asia
Lat / long: 27.68233, 75.51715
dep_id: 10081078
mrds_id: W032777
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite
gangue: Andalusite, Phyllite
orebody_fm: LENS-IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Shear Zones
Reporter: Gassaway, Judith S.
hrock_unit: Alwar Series, Quartzite;Ajabgarh Series, Schist And Phyllite
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Nw Trending Doubly Plunging Folds
References:
  • Deposit:: CHOWDHURY, M.K.R., AND GUPTA, SP.D. 1965, ORE-LOCATION IN THE KHETRI COPPER BELT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 60, P. 6988
  • Deposit:: E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977
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