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Chikla mines, Chikala, Bhandara District, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chikla mines | Mine |
| Chikala | - not defined - |
| Bhandara District | District |
| Nagpur Division | District |
| Maharashtra | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 32' 35'' North , 79° 45' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hīrāpur Hamesha | 6,069 (2016) | 3.6km |
| Chicholi | 18,864 (2015) | 9.9km |
| Tirodi | 8,870 (2014) | 16.2km |
| Tumsar | 43,218 (2014) | 17.9km |
| Katangi | 15,321 (2015) | 26.1km |
The Chikla mines (Operated by MOIL) are worked as underground mines.
The manganese ore zone occurs at the contact of mica schist of Mansar Formation and quartz mica schist of Sitasaongi Formation of Sausar Group. The manganese ore body is controlled by the structure of the area. The manganese ore body occurs at the core of the plunging synform of the area. The manganese ore is mined along the trace of the axial plain of the synform.
A number of parallel bands are exposed in the area due to tight isoclinals folding. These bands are thin along the limbs and thick along the trough areas. Braunite is the principal mineral associated with haussmanite, redenburgite, jacobsite etc. Veins of rhodinite and bands of gondites are also encountered during course of mining.
The manganese ore zone occurs at the contact of mica schist of Mansar Formation and quartz mica schist of Sitasaongi Formation of Sausar Group. The manganese ore body is controlled by the structure of the area. The manganese ore body occurs at the core of the plunging synform of the area. The manganese ore is mined along the trace of the axial plain of the synform.
A number of parallel bands are exposed in the area due to tight isoclinals folding. These bands are thin along the limbs and thick along the trough areas. Braunite is the principal mineral associated with haussmanite, redenburgite, jacobsite etc. Veins of rhodinite and bands of gondites are also encountered during course of mining.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) Formula: Mn3+2O3 Description: as "sitaparite" |
| ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite Formula: ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bixbyite-(Mn) | 4.CB.10 | Mn3+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Ferri-ghoseite | 9.DE.20 | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn23+O3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite | ◻(Mn2+Na)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
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References
Bilgrami, S. A. (1955) Manganese amphiboles from Chikla, Bhandara district, India. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (229) 633-644 doi:10.1180/minmag.1955.030.229.03
Bilgrami, S. A. (1956) Manganese silicate minerals from Chikla, Bhandara District, India. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (234) 236-244 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.234.04
Mitra, Fanindra Nath (1965) Genesis and mineralogenetic trend of the manganese ore bodies at Chikla, Sitasaongi and Dongri Buzurg, Bhandara District, Maharashtra, India. Economic Geology, 60 (2) 299-316 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.60.2.299
