Occurrence of Scheelite-Powellite in the Rocks of Mahakoshal Group, Wyndhamganj Area, Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh

Authors

  • M. A. Khan
     Geological Survey of India, Sector-E, Aliganj, Lucknow - 226 024
  • Asfar Hakim
     Geological Survey of India, Sector-E, Aliganj, Lucknow - 226 024
  • S. Syed Ameer Rasool
     Geological Survey of India, Sector-E, Aliganj, Lucknow - 226 024
  • V. P. Sinha
     Geological Survey of India, Sector-E, Aliganj, Lucknow - 226 024

Keywords:

Tungsten, Scheelite, Powellite, Wyndhamganj, Uttar Pradesh.

Abstract

Scheelite and Powellite occur as dissemination and fractures filling in the hornfels and tourmaline-garnet granite in the Palaeoproterozoic rocks of Mahakoshal Group, at about 2.5 km north of Wyndhamganj, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. This new find opens new vistas for the search of tungsten mineralization along the contact zones of Mahakoshal Group and the younger granite.

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Volume 80, Issue 4, October 2012

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Research Articles

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Published

2012-10-01

How to Cite

Khan, M. A., Hakim, A., Rasool, S. S. A., & Sinha, V. P. (2012). Occurrence of Scheelite-Powellite in the Rocks of Mahakoshal Group, Wyndhamganj Area, Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Geological Society of India, 80(4), 579–583. Retrieved from http://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/58155

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