Northern Koh Sulaiman foldbelt, Shirani, North and South Waziristan (South Punjab, Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) comprised mostly PermoTriassic to Recent sediments with subordinate igneous metamorphic rocks. These sedimentary strata folded faulted by geodynamic tectonic forces occurred during Late Cretaceous revealed through anticlinal synclinal foldings active faultings. The areas host many ...

Non-fuel marine minerals are reviewed from the perspective of resources and their value as active analogs that can advance understanding of types of ancient ore deposits that formed in marine settings. The theory of plate tectonics is the largest influence in expanding our vision ofmarineminerals and in developing our understanding of geologic controls ofmineralization in space and time. Prior ...

ABSTRACT Most of the World's platinum-group element ore deposits occur as thin stratiform layers within layered intrusions. These generally contain disseminated base-metal sulfides or chromite. However, cryptic also without chromite in what are known low-S-high deposits. The origin these is not clearly understood. Luanga Complex hosts largest elements resource South America (i.e., 142 Mt at 1.2...

Introduction: More than 80 L-chondritic fossil meteorites were found in Middle Ordovician limestone in the Thorsberg quarry at Kinnekulle in southern Sweden [1, 2]. All meteorite-bearing sediment beds at Thorsberg contain sediment-dispersed extraterrestrial chromite (SEC) grains of L chondrite composition [3]. Similar SEC grains were also found in several correlated sediment beds of other quarr...

This paper provides the results on spinel sampled from ailikites of Bolshetagninskii massif East Sayan region. The study aimed to determine history formation ultramafic lamprophyres Ziminsky complex. Spinel three dikes with different mineral compositions groundmass but similar textural and structural features (BTG 2/21, TGK 3, BTG 6/21) was analyzed. content main elements microcomponents in det...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether occupational exposure to chromite, trivalent chromium, or hexavalent chromium causes respiratory diseases, an excess of respiratory symptoms, a decrease in pulmonary function, or signs of pneumoconiosis among workers in an integrated chain of stainless steel production. METHODS This cross sectional study was carried out in 1993 and the inclusion criterion was a...

Orissa accounts for 95 percent of the chromium ore reserves of India. It increases the economic status, but adversely reduces the ecological cover. Chromite mines generate considerable quantity of pollutants containing toxic hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, which contaminates 10 to 4000 mg/kg (ppm) of total chromium in air, water and soil environment. Surface water and ground water in S...

Chromite ores are basically classified on basis of Cr2O3 content and Cr to Fe ratio in a sample. The higher content of Cr increases the value of the ore but this is greatly affected by the presence of impurities in form of silicates, oxides or hydroxides. The present study was performed to analyze the impurities of chromite ore collected from Prangghar (Mohmand agency), Pakistan. From x-ray dif...