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Studies on Geology and Mineral Resources of Ganjam District, Orissa, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Geology, M.P.C. Autonomous College, Baripada, Orissa, India
  • 2Department of Remote Sensing and G.I.S, North Orissa University, Baripada, Orissa, India

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 4, Issue (6), Pages 17-22, June,25 (2016)

Abstract

Ganjam district is located in the southern part of the Odisha state. The main geomorphic units valleys, buried pediplain, flood plain, coastal plain and sand dunes. The important structural features are various types of folds, joints, foliation, lineations etc. The important litho types are Khondalite, Charnockite, Gneiss and Granulite. Chhatrapur deposit along Ganjam coast is the largest and richest deposit alond East Coast of India. The important heavy minerals are IImenite, Garnet, Sillimanite, Rutile, Zircon and Monazite. The commercial type Dimension and Decorative Stones of in Ganjam district include Berhampur Blue, Grey Granite and Pink Granite. The various rocks which are quarried in Ganjam dist. as dimension stones include Granite, Khondalite, Charnockite, granulite, leptynite, granitic gneiss laterite and Augen gneiss. The prospect a beach sand deposit in Ganjam Coast can lead to increasing mining and industrial activities in future the future growth of this industry is lucrative and prospective.

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