Petrography and depositional environment of the U-mineralised phosphatic siliceous dolostone of vempalle formation in the Cuddapah Basin, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 577-585

  Roy, Minati ^a   Dhana Raju, R ^a  

^a ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Cuddapah Basin; Petrography; Sedimentology; Uranium; Vempalle Formation

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOLOSTONE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTOLOGY; URANIUM;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, CUDDAPAH BASIN;

EID: 0031462678     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. BANERJEE, D.M., BASU, P.C. and SRIVASTAV, V.N. (1980). Petrology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Origin of the Precambrian Aravallian Phosphorite Deposits of Udaipur and Jhabua, India. Econ. Geol., v.75, pp.1181-1199.
2. BHATTACHARYA, S.K., SARIN, M.M., ROY, M. and DHANA RAJU, R.(1997). Carbon, Oxygen and uranium isotopic study of uraniferous dolostone from the Cuddapah basin, Southern India: implications to depositional environment and uranium alteration. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, v.49, pp. 495-502.
3. COMPTON, J.S. (1988). Sediment composition and precipitation of dolomite and pyrite in the Neogene Monterey adn Sisquoc Formations, Santa Maria Basin area, California. In: Shukla, V. and Baker, P.A. (Editors). Sedimetology and geochemistry of dolostones. S.E.P.M., Sp. Publ., no. 43, pp.53-64.
4. ERIKSON, K.A. and WARREN, J.K. (1983). A paleohydrologic model for early Proterozoic dolomitisation and silicification. Precam. Res., v.21, pp.299-321.
5. FAIRCHILD, I.J. (1980). Sedimentation and origin of a late Precambrian "Dolomite" from Scotland. Jour. Sed. Petrol., v.50, pp.423-446.
6. FRIEDMAN, G.M. and SANDERS, J.E. (1978). Principles of Sedimentology. John Wiley and sons, New York, 792p.
7. GAINES, A.M. (1980). Dolomitisation kinetics: recent experimental studies. In (Eds.) D.H. Zenger, J.B. Dunham and R.L. Ethington, "Concepts and Models of Dolomitisaion", SEPM spl. publ. no.28, pp.81-86.
8. GAVSHIN, V.M., BABROV, V.A. and ZORKINS, L.S. (1974). Quantitative relations between uranium and phosphorous and phosphatic sedimentary rocks. Lit. and Min. Deposits, no.6, pp.740-746.
9. GULBRANDSEN, R.A. (1969). Physical and chemical factors in the formation of marine apatites. Econ. Geol., v.64, pp.365-382.
10. GURURAJA, M.N. and CHANDRA, A. (1987). Stromatolites from Vempalle and Tadpatri formations of Cuddapah Supergroup (Proterozoic), Andhra Pradesh and their significance. In: Purana Basins of Peninsular India Geol. Soc. India, Mem. 6, pp.399-427.
11. KAZAKOV, A.V. (1973). The phosphorite facies and the genesis of phosphorite. Geological investigations of agricultural ores, USSR, Trans. Sci. Inst. Fert. and Insects-Fungicide, no. 142, pp.95-113.
12. KRUMBEIN, W.C. and GARRELS, R.M. (1952). Origin and classification of chemical sediments in terms of pH and oxidation-reduction potentials. Jour. Geol., v.60, pp. 1-33.
13. LOGAN, B.W., RAZAK, R. and GINSBURG, R.N. (1964). Classification and environmental significance of algal stromatolites. Jour. Geol., v.72, pp.68-83.
14. LOVE, J.D. (1964). Uraniferous Phosphatic Lade beds of Eocene age in Intermontaine Basin of Wyoming and Uttah. US Geol. Surv. Proj., Paper 474-E, 66p.
15. MAISONNEUVE, J. (1982). The composition of the Precambrian ocean waters. Sed. Geol., v.31, no.1, pp.1-11.
16. MANHEIM, F.T. and GULBRANDSEN, R.A. (1979). Marine Phosphorites. In: Burns, R.G. (Editor). Marine Minerals Reviews in Mineralogy, Min. Soc. Amer., v.6, pp.151-173.
17. MURRAY, R.C. (1964). Preservation of primary structures and fabrics in dolomite. In: Imbrie, J. and Newell, N. (Editors). Approaches to Palaeocology, John Wiley, New York, pp.388-403.
18. NAGARAJA RAO, B.K., RAJURKAR, S.T., RAMALINGASWAMY, G. and RAVINDRA BABU, B. (1987). Stratigraphy, structure and evolution of the Cuddapah Basin. In: Purana Basins of Peninsular India. Geol. Soc. Ind., Mem.6, pp.33-86.
19. PETTIJOHN, F.J. (1984). Sedimentary rocks. CBS Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 1st Ind. Edn., 628p.
20. RIGGS, S.R. (1979) Phosphorite sedimentation in Florida- A model phosphogenic system. Econ. Geol., v.74, pp.285-314.
21. ROY, M., DHANA RAJU, R., VASUDEVA RAO, M. and VASUDEVA, S.G. (1990). Stromatolitic uraniferous dolostone of the Vempalle formation, Cuddapah Supergroup, Andhra Pradesh. India: nature and bearing of stromatolites on uranium mineralisation. Expl. Res. At. Min., v.3, pp.21-28.
22. SCOFFIN, T.P. (1987). An introduction to carbonate sediments and rocks. Chapman and Hall, New York, First Edn., 274p.
23. SHINN, E.A. (1983). Bird's eyes, Fenestrae, Shrinkaged pores and Loferites: A re-evaluation. Jour. Sed. Petrol., v.53, no.2, pp.0619-0628.
24. SIMPSON, D.R. (1972). Phosphatization. Fairbridge, R.W. (Editor). In: The Encyclopedia of Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences, v.IVA, pp.940-941.
25. TRUDINGER, P.A. (1976). Microbiological processes in relation to ore genesis. In: Wolf, K.H. (Editor). Handbook of stratabound and stratiform ore depostis. Elsevier, v.1. pp.185-190.
26. TUCKER, M.E. (1983). Diagenesis, Geochemistry, and Origin of a Precambrian dolomite: the Beck Spring dolomite of Eastern California. Jour. Sed. Petrol., v.53, no.4, pp.1097-1119.
27. VIJAYAM, B.E. (1985). Sedimentary tectonic history of Cuddapah basin. Jour. Ind. Assoc. Sedimentologists, v.5, pp.23-33.
28. WALTER, M.R. (1976). Introduction. In: Walter, M.R. (Editor). Stromatolites, Elsevier, New York, v.20, pp.1-3.
29. YAACOV NATHAN (1984). The mineralogy and geochemistry of phosphorites. In: Niragu, J.O. and Moore, P.B. (Editors). Phosphate Minerals, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp.275-287.