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Heavy mineral occurrence off Hazira, west coast of India

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Title Heavy mineral occurrence off Hazira, west coast of India
 
Creator Vora, K.H.
Mislankar, P.G.
Gujar, A.R.
 
Description The occurrence of heavy mineral placers on the west coast of India are well known from Konkan and Malabar Coast. However, a geological and geophysical investigation (including echosounding and side scan sonar profiles and 7 samples) off Hazira, Gujarat Coast, have indicated appreciable concentration of heavy placers in the intertidal zone. The mineral suite is mainly composed of opaques (ilmenite and magnetite), pyroxenes (sugite and diopside) and amphibole (hornblende) with minor percentages of sphene, zircon, staurolite, kyanite, tourmaline etc. indicating mixed igneous and metamorphic source. The grain size studies indicate positive correlation between concentration of heavies and high sorting values, as well as concentration of heavies and the areas having geomorphic features like mega ripples. The transportation history has indicated the effect of high energy hydrodynamic regime prevailing in the area
 
Date 2009-05-08T11:56:21Z
2009-05-08T11:56:21Z
1992
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol.19; 189-197p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3043
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1992]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Earth Sciences, Calcutta