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Dongri Buzurg Mine, Bhandara District, Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, Indiai
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Dongri Buzurg MineOpen-Cast Mine
Bhandara DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 32' 55'' North , 79° 40' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.54866,79.68289
GeoHash:
G#: tgbdt4z64
GRN:
N15E53
Type:
Open-Cast Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
As : Tropical dry savanna climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chicholi18,864 (2015)9.0km
Hīrāpur 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):
b3008f20-4b31-4bac-878e-10501e58a1ed
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 7km west of the Chikala mine.

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Ξ²-Vredenburgite'
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
β“˜ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Pyrolusite var. Polianite
Formula: morphological variety
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜var. Polianite4.DB.05morphological variety
β“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'Ξ²-Vredenburgite'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ 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.
Subimal Sinha Roy (1968) Vredenburgite from the Peroxide Manganese Ores of Dongri Buzurg, Maharashtra, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 36(283), 1034-1036.
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