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Is Jammu Bauxite a Reworked Basalt Derived Bauxite?


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1 Postgraduate Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006, India
 

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The sedimentary structures in the bauxite deposits of the Jammu area are suggestive of a reworked bauxite precursor. Trace elements and REE concentrations show that the precursor bauxite originated from the weathering of basalt. It means that the bauxite forms a part of the earliest interval of the Himalayan foreland sedimentary sequences.

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Bauxite, Reworked Basalt, Geochemistry, Sedimentary Structures, Jammu Area, Jammu and Kashmir.
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Authors

B. P. Singh
Postgraduate Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006, India
J. S. Pawar
Postgraduate Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006, India
Mithila
Postgraduate Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006, India

Abstract


The sedimentary structures in the bauxite deposits of the Jammu area are suggestive of a reworked bauxite precursor. Trace elements and REE concentrations show that the precursor bauxite originated from the weathering of basalt. It means that the bauxite forms a part of the earliest interval of the Himalayan foreland sedimentary sequences.

Keywords


Bauxite, Reworked Basalt, Geochemistry, Sedimentary Structures, Jammu Area, Jammu and Kashmir.