Petrographic Studies of Pb-Zn Ore Deposits of Rajpura-Dariba-Bethumni Belt in District Udaipur (Rajasthan) India

Mohd  Shaif; Farhat Nasim  Siddiquie; Juned  Alam

doi:10.4236/ijg.2015.64032

Juned Alam^*, Farhat Nasim Siddiquie, Mohd Shaif

Abstract: The Proterozoic Aravalli-Delhi orogenic complex hosts a large number of economically important stratabound base metal sulphide deposits. In the present work, rock samples taken from Outcrop and Underground Mine of Sindeskar Kalan, Vedanta Group, Rajpura-Dariba-Bethumni Belt which are located at a distance of 76 Kms from Udaipur District (Rajasthan) have been studied. The chief litho units of the group are identified which contain sulfide-bearing calc-silicate and graphite mica schist, dolomite marble, calc-biotite schist and quartzite. Importance to the ore minerals like galena and sphalerite which have been reported in association with the buffer minerals like pyrite and pyrrhotite occurr in the host rocks of the study area. Ore petrography denotes two types of sphalerites, 1) highly deformed and dark brown colour, 2) less deformed and with light yellow colour. Galena shows high reflectance and a network of triangular pits. Pyrite shows high reflectance and anomalous anisotropism because of high brittleness.

Keywords: Sphalerite, Galena, Pyrite, Zn-Pb Ores, Ore Textures, Rajpura-Dariba-Bethumni Belt, Udaipur District (Rajasthan)

Cite this paper: Alam, J. , Siddiquie, F. and Shaif, M. (2015) Petrographic Studies of Pb-Zn Ore Deposits of Rajpura-Dariba-Bethumni Belt in District Udaipur (Rajasthan) India. International Journal of Geosciences, 6, 402-412. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2015.64032.

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