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Presence of base metals in the southern extension of Zawarmala Dolomite, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India


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1 Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313 001, India
 

This communication reports the presence of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) mineralization in the dolomite rocks found in the southern part of the Zawarmala which is a well-known carbonate hosted Pb–Zn deposit occurring in the Zawar region in the south of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Remote sensing data analysis indicated the southern extension of the Zawarmala dolomite till Dhelai village where the outcrop truncates by the E–W fault. The carbonate with malachite strains supported by field evidences and petrological, ore microscopic, XRF and evidence of the presence of the trace elements reveal the presence of base metals in this area. The extension of occurrence of these dolo­mites rocks may be explored further for investigation of base metal mineralization in this region

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ASTER, base metal, carbonates/dolomites, ore microscopy, trace elements, Zawarmala
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Ronak Jain
Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313 001, India

Abstract


This communication reports the presence of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) mineralization in the dolomite rocks found in the southern part of the Zawarmala which is a well-known carbonate hosted Pb–Zn deposit occurring in the Zawar region in the south of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Remote sensing data analysis indicated the southern extension of the Zawarmala dolomite till Dhelai village where the outcrop truncates by the E–W fault. The carbonate with malachite strains supported by field evidences and petrological, ore microscopic, XRF and evidence of the presence of the trace elements reveal the presence of base metals in this area. The extension of occurrence of these dolo­mites rocks may be explored further for investigation of base metal mineralization in this region

Keywords


ASTER, base metal, carbonates/dolomites, ore microscopy, trace elements, Zawarmala

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv121%2Fi7%2F962-966