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Dongri Buzurg Mine, Bhandara District, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, Indiai
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Dongri Buzurg MineOpen-Cast Mine
Bhandara DistrictDistrict
Nagpur DivisionDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 32' 55'' North , 79° 40' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.54866,79.68289
GRN:
N15E53
Type:
Open-Cast Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
As : Tropical dry savanna climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chicholi18,864 (2015)9.0km
Hฤซrฤpur Hamesha6,069 (2016)10.7km
Tirodi8,870 (2014)15.6km
Tumsar43,218 (2014)19.1km
Katangi15,321 (2015)28.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
204187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204187:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dongribuzurg Mine; Dongri-Buzurg Mine


An open cast manganese mine.

Mostly secondary manganese ores - pyrolusite and "psilomelane" - hosted in gondite rock (spessartine-quartz) and sillimanite-garnet schists and gneiss. Located about 7 km west of the Chikala mine.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ 'ฮฒ-Vredenburgite'
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
โ“˜ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
โ“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
โ“˜ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
โ“˜ 'Mica Group'
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ 'Psilomelane'
โ“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
โ“˜ Pyrolusite var. Polianite
Formula: morphological variety
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
โ“˜var. Polianite4.DB.05morphological variety
โ“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
โ“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
โ“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
โ“˜Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'Psilomelane'-
โ“˜'Mica Group'-
โ“˜'ฮฒ-Vredenburgite'-
โ“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oโ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oโ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oโ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oโ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnโ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnโ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnโ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnโ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnโ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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References

Deshpande, S.P. (1959) Ore-Microscopic Studies of the Manganese Ore-Minerals of Old M.P. I. Dongribuzurg, Bhandara District. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 49(3), 165-173.
Roy, Subimal Sinha (1968) Vredenburgite from the peroxide manganese ores of Dongri Buzurg, Maharashtra, India. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (283) 1034-1036 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.283.036.17
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