The Archaean geological history of the Singhbhum Craton, India–a proposal for a consistent framework of craton evolution

A Hofmann, J Jodder, H Xie, R Bolhar… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Singhbhum Craton of East India has a remarkably well-preserved Archaean
geological record that rivals those of the Kaapvaal and Pilbara cratons. Based on a critical …

Uraniferous paleoplacers of the Mesoarchean Mahagiri Quartzite, Singhbhum craton, India: Depositional controls, nature and source of> 3.0 Ga detrital uraninites

J Mukhopadhyay, B Mishra, K Chakrabarti, S De… - Ore Geology …, 2016 - Elsevier
The quartz-pebble conglomerate (QPC)-hosted detrital uranium mineralization is unique in
character in terms of their restricted distribution before 2.2 Ga atmosphere during pre-Great …

Dating the oldest greenstone in India: a 3.51-Ga precise U-Pb SHRIMP zircon age for dacitic lava of the southern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton

J Mukhopadhyay, NJ Beukes… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article reports a precise 3506.8±2.3-Ma U-Pb SHRIMP zircon age for dacitic lava in a
well-preserved low-grade metamorphic and low-strained greenstone belt succession of the …

3.51 Ga old felsic volcanic rocks and carbonaceous cherts from the Gorumahisani Greenstone Belt–Insights into the Palaeoarchaean record of the Singhbhum Craton …

J Jodder, A Hofmann, H Ueckermann - Precambrian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Singhbhum Craton of India, Palaeoarchaean greenstone sequences have so
far been reported from the south of the craton. In this study, we report a precise 3510±3 Ma …

A 3.51 Ga bimodal volcanics‐BIF‐ultramafic succession from Singhbhum Craton: implications for Palaeoarchaean geodynamic processes from the oldest greenstone …

J Mukhopadhyay, G Ghosh, U Zimmermann… - Geological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Palaeoarchaean greenstone belt of the southern Iron Ore Group (SIOG)(3.51 Ga) in the
Singhbhum Craton, eastern India, includes low‐strained and low‐greenstone grade bimodal …

Delineation of structural and tectonic features in the Mahanadi basin, eastern India: New insights from remote sensing and land gravity data

AV Satyakumar, AK Pandey, AP Singh… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract During Gondwana dispersal, the Mahanadi basin experienced rifting and
reactivation of preexisting structures, causing terrain deformation with faulting. The landform …

Geological features and origin of the chromite deposits of Sukinda valley, Orissa, India

KL Chakraborty, TL Chakraborty - Mineralium Deposita, 1984 - Springer
The chromiferous ultramafic rocks of Sukinda Valley (21° 0'–21° 5'N: 85° 43'–86° 0'E) of
Orissa are intrusive into the Iron-Ore Supergroup (2,950–3,200 Ma) at the eastern periphery …

Provenance of> 2.8 Ga Keonjhar quartzite, Singhbhum craton, eastern India: implications for the nature of mesoarchean upper crust and geodynamics

S Ghosh, S De, J Mukhopadhyay - The Journal of Geology, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
We determined the provenance, tectonic setting, and weathering characteristics of weakly
metamorphosed Mesoarchean siliciclastic rocks from the Singhbhum craton, eastern India …

Laterite covered mafic-ultramafic rocks: Potential target for chromite exploration–A case study from southern part of Tangarparha, Odisha

A Mandal, WK Mohanty, SP Sharma… - Journal of the Geological …, 2015 - Springer
Exposed chromite deposits in the Sukinda belt, Odisha, India, have already been identified
and exploited; but a large part of the area is covered by laterite and remains unexplored. As …

Palaeomagnetism of Sukinda chromites and their geological implications

A Kumar, MS Bhalla - Geophysical Journal International, 1984 - academic.oup.com
Thirty-eight oriented samples were collected from seven sites over the Precambrian Sukinda
chromite ore (between 85° 43′ E; 21° 01′ N and 85° 50′ E; 21° 03′ N), which is in the …