Mine detail: Cavarem

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

15.1251, 74.14215

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Braunite, Jacobsite, Manganite, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Goethite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	BOULDERS AT SURFACE, CONCRETIONS, LENSES, POCKETS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Dharwar Supergroup
Host type:	Phyllite
Associated type:	Diorite,Gabbro,Mafic Metamorphic Rock,Gneiss
Structure:	Large Area Of Shear Zones (About 50 Km Long, About 20 Km Wide)
Tectonic:	Indian Peninsular Shield
Alteration processes:	Oxidation

References

MRDS	AD00184
DEP	10003841
Reference	{Deposit:: DESSAI, A.G., 1985. AN APPRAISAL OF THE MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF GOA, INDIA. PROC. INDIAN NATN. SCI. ACAD, 51/A/6 : 1021-1032.}{Deposit:: DESSAI, A.G. AND DESHPANDE, G.G., 1980. MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS OF SANGUEM DISTRICT, GOA, INDIA. RECENT RES. GEOL., 6 : 471-483.}
Reporter	Pracejus, Bernard.M.