Bonai-Keonjhar - carbonate ore

Location - India

Age (of portore) - 3200 Ma

Original size - 6.7 million tonnes of Mn

References

Mishra, P., Mohapatra, B.K., and Singh, P.P., 2006, Mode of occurrence and characteristics of Mn-ore bodies in Iron Ore Group of rocks, North Orissa, India and its Significance in Resource Evaluation: Resource Geology, v. 56, p. 55-64.

Moriyama, T., Panigrahi, M.K., Pandit, D., and Watanabe, Y., 2008, Rare earth element enrichment in Late Archean manganese deposits from the Iron Ore Group, East India: Resource Geology, v. 58, p. 402-413.

Beukes, N.J., Mukhopadhyay, J., and Gutzmer, J., 2008, Genesis of high-grade iron ores of the Archean Iron Ore Group around Noamundi India: Econ Geol v. 103, p. 365-388

major elements - trace elements - rare-earth elements - REE normalized

Major Elements, oxide percent

 

 

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

MnO
Fe2O3t
SiO2
Al203
CaO
MgO
K2O
Na2O
TiO2
P205
LOI

Average

 

Mn carb
42.70
17.22
10.09
7.10
0.14
0.16
1.23
0.07
0.07
0.14
13.21
Diwali (Moriyama, 2008)
DF-07
66.91 0.4 0.72 1.13 0.1 0.02 2.25 0.1 0.005 0.03 12.45
Dalki (Moriyama, 2008)
D4-04
63.89 3.4 1.72 1.56 0.11 0.06 1.03 0.01 0.01 0.06 13.2
Dalki (Moriyama, 2008)
D4-03
49.45 21.2 1.05 1.47 0.07 0.25 2.13 0.1 0.005 0.08 13.3
Dalki (Moriyama, 2008)
D4-01
47.41 24.5 1.11 1.31 0.05 0.31 1.12 0.1 0.02 0.09 13.9
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
7
44.41 6.7 15.67 10.8
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
10
42.63 6.2 17.96 13.4
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
9
41.53 24.0 4.45 8.3
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
14
40.62 13.9 15.22 9.7
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
12
39.43 10.9 22.70 5.9
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
13
38.78 10.7 17.85 11.3
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
11
34.78 31.4 11.16 6.1
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
Maidan (Mishra, 2006)
2
33.37 23.5 13.19 11.44 0.1 0.12 0.73 0.03 0.21 0.11
na
District wide (Mishra, 2007)
8
33.37 20.31 14.49 12.8
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
Diwali (Mishra, 2006)
5
21.16 44.1 3.96 4.1 0.43 0.18 0.14 0.06 0.16 0.46
na
Diwali (Moriyama, 2008)
DF-01R
1.22 93.2 1.32 1.14
na
na
na
0.04 0.05 0.02 1.05
Diwali (Moriyama, 2008)
DF-10
0.16 97.5 0.64 0.54
na
na
0.07 0.33 0.07
na
0.45

na = not analyzed

Trace elements, ppm

 

 

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

 

As
Ba
Cd
Co
Cr
Cu
Mo
Nb
Ni
Pb
Rb
Sc
Sr
Th
U
V
Y
Zn
Zr

Average

 

18
2727
na
593
21
265
10
1
203
63
20
37
413
0.1
1.6
54
46
400
13
DF-07
2
2392
324
2
170
6
na
120
2
25
14
229
0.1
1.1
8
61
240
5
D4-04
2
2395
67
2
140
9
na
70
2
13
2
234
0.1
1.8
33
91
120
5
D4-03
15
1641
35
2
110
6
na
120
17
25
5
776
0.1
1.6
64
10
120
5
D4-01
27
1599
44
2
140
7
na
130
2
17
8
370
0.1
1.9
78
14
90
5
7
na
na
1609
na
857
na
0.2
301
67
na
58
na
na
na
na
4
1271
na
10
na
na
327
na
53
na
0.9
404
11
na
17
na
na
na
na
42
454
na
9
na
na
815
na
690
na
1.8
350
108
na
61
na
na
na
na
47
1101
na
14
na
na
1822
na
335
na
0.4
198
116
na
52
na
na
na
na
29
135
na
12
na
na
644
na
287
na
2.0
306
168
na
9
na
na
na
na
33
215
na
13
na
na
1207
na
183
na
1.6
381
32
na
14
na
na
na
na
34
675
na
11
na
na
248
na
236
na
2.0
208
116
na
44
na
na
na
na
34
123
na
2
14
2150
487
82.5
210
28.3
2.5
64
64
na
107
578
na
na
86.3
104
459
39
8
na
na
487
na
210
na
2.5
64
64
na
107
na
na
na
na
104
459
na
5
49
6182
183
33
84
5
1
124
118
na
26
293
na
na
57
34
142
20
DF-01R
2
294
31
2
30
2
na
70
29
2
6
19
0.4
1.3
64
1
2
11
DF-10
2
50
6
2
2
2
na
5
2
2
1
4
0.4
0.4
26
52
2
19

blank or na = not reported; bd = below detection

Rare-earth elements, ppm

 

Sample
La
Ce
Pr
Nd
Sm
Eu
Gd
Tb
Dy 
Ho 
Er 
Tm 
Yb
Lu
avg 61 175 19 66 21 6 17 2.6 13.6 2.7 6.2 1.0 5.7 0.8
DF-07
12.5 15.2 5.97 35.1 10.9 3.3 12.2 2.1 11.7 2.3 6.2 0.85 5.1 0.72
D4-04
55.9 116 20.9 86.7 22.5 6.41 19.6 3.1 16.2 2.8 7.3 0.91 5.1 0.7
D4-03
21.4 33 5.75 20.5 4.3 1.08 3.3 0.5 2.9 0.5 1.5 0.23 1.5 0.21
D4-01
16.2 36.2 4.89 18 3.2 0.84 3 0.5 2.6 0.5 1.5 0.23 1.5 0.22
7
46.8 199.2 18.6 63.8 18.2 6.5 16.2 2.0 11.7 2.1 5.5 0.7 5.3 0.5
10
51.1 282.5 17.5 55.9 18.9 4.4 11.6 2.2 12.1 3.0 5.8 1.1 6.5 0.9
9
59.4 209.8 15.1 47.4 11.2 6.3 20.2 2.5 12.4 2.2 6.6 0.9 5.8 0.6
14
30.9 245.5 10.6 36.2 21.1 7.7 10.9 2.1 11.1 2.4 4.5 0.8 5.4 0.7
12
41.7 156.5 15.6 51.0 11.0 5.0 15.0 2.0 12.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 1.0
13
49.9 211.0 13.2 146.7 18.0 1.8 4.9 0.9 5.1 1.2 2.4 0.4 2.6 0.4
11
62.0 165.0 16.0 52.0 10.0 3.0 11.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.0
2
159.8 332.3 35.7 128.3 29.9 8.7 32 4.7 23.9 4.8 11.7 1.5 9.1 1.2
8
159.8 332.3 35.7 128.3 29.9 2.4 9.0 1.3 6.7 1.3 3.3 0.4 2.6 0.3
5
91.8 116.15 45.19 59.0 91.8 25.23 62.4 11.12 53.3 10.88 18.95 3.3 20.81 2.83
DF-01R
20.1 21 3.43 12.8 2.7 0.88 2.8 0.4 2.2 0.4 1.1 0.14 0.8 0.12
DF-10
2.4 17.9 0.54 3.2 1.4 0.86 5 1.1 6.4 1.2 2.9 0.33 1.6 0.21

Rare-earth elements,

normalized to chondritic values of Taylor & McLennan (1992)

Sample
LaN
CeN
PrN
NdN
SmN
EuN
GdN
TbN
YbN
Ce/Ce*
Eu/Eu*
LaN/YbN
avg 167 183 136 93.3 93.0 67.9 54.0 44.4 23.1 1.213 0.957 7.230 0.598 0.9847 3.1955
DF-07
34 16 44 49.4 47.2 37.9 39.9 36.2 20.6 0.412 0.875 1.656
D4-04
152 121 153 121.9 97.4 73.7 64.1 53.4 20.6 0.795 0.933 7.407
D4-03
58 34 42 28.8 18.6 12.4 10.8 8.6 6.0 0.697 0.876 9.641
D4-01
44 38 36 25.3 13.9 9.7 9.8 8.6 6.0 0.953 0.828 7.298
7
128 208 136 89.7 78.8 74.7 52.9 34.5 21.4 1.582 1.157 5.967
10
139 295 128 78.6 81.8 50.6 37.9 37.9 26.2 2.213 0.908 5.312
9
162 219 110 66.7 48.5 72.4 66.0 43.1 23.4 1.641 1.280 6.921
14
84 257 77 50.9 91.3 88.5 35.6 36.2 21.8 3.178 1.552 3.867
12
114 164 114 71.7 47.6 57.5 49.0 34.5 20.2 1.438 1.190 5.636
13
136 220 96 206.3 77.9 20.7 16.0 15.5 10.5 1.926 0.586 12.969
11
169 172 117 73.1 43.3 34.5 35.9 17.2 16.1 1.227 0.874 10.474
2
435 347 261 180.5 129.4 100.0 104.6 81.0 36.7 1.031 0.860 11.866
8
435 347 261 180.5 129.4 27.6 29.4 22.4 10.5 1.031 0.447 41.533
5
250 121 330 83.0 397.5 290.0 203.9 191.7 83.9 0.423 1.019 2.981
DF-01R
55 22 25 18.0 11.7 10.1 9.2 6.9 3.2 0.593 0.978 16.978
DF-10
6.5 18.7 4 4.5 6.1 9.9 16.3 19.0 6.5 3.684 0.993 1.014

 

 

Ce anomaly

 

 

La-Yb ratio