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Majhgawan diamond pipe, Panna Mines, Panna, Panna District, Madhya Pradesh, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Majhgawan diamond pipe | Pipe |
| Panna Mines | Group of Mines |
| Panna | Municipality |
| Panna District | District |
| Madhya Pradesh | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 38' 30'' North , 80° 1' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panna | 46,791 (2015) | 17.9km |
| Amānganj | 13,167 (2015) | 23.9km |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | 25,662 (2018) | 25.1km |
| Rājnagar | 13,390 (2015) | 30.1km |
| Ajaigarh | 14,640 (2015) | 36.6km |
It is a lamproite pipe intrusive into Proterozoic flat-lying quartz arenites.
Largest diamond producer in India.
Production started prior to 1827. Produced 80,000 carats in 2004-2005. The mine stopped production in 2005 and reopened in 2009. Some details of diamond distribution, size, grade are given by Chatterjee & Rao (1995).
Reportedly the only primary diamond-bearing kimberlite pipe in India [Durnez, 2008].
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
23 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Melilite Group' | - | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Proterozoic : 2500 Ma to 541 ± 1.0 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
| Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | ||||||
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| Proterozoic |
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| Tonian |
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| Statherian |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Bundelkhand CratonCraton
India
- Madhya Pradesh
- ⭔Sagar DivisionDivision
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
- Vindhyan basinBasin
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References
Khar'kiv, A. D., Zherdev, P. Yu., Makhotkin, I. L., Sheremeyev, V. F. (1991) COMPOSITION OF THE DIAMOND-BEARING ROCKS OF THE MAJHGAWAN PIPE, CENTRAL INDIA. International Geology Review, 33 (3) 269-278 doi:10.1080/00206819109465692
Chatterjee, A. K.; Rao, K. S. (1995) Majhgawan Diamondiferous Pipe, Madhya Pradesh, India - A Review. Journal Geological Society of India, 45 (2). 175-189 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1995/450206
Mukherjee, Abhijeet; Rao, K. S.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Roy, Gautam; Chatterjee, A. K. (1997) Geothermometry and Oxygen Barometry of Coexisting Iron-Titanium Oxides of Majhgawan Diamondiferous Pipe, Madhya Pradesh. Journal Geological Society of India, 49 (1). 55-60 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1997/490107
Mukherjee, Abhijeet; Rao, K. S.; Chatterjee, A. K. (1997) Chemistry of Phlogopite Megacrysts in Majhgawan Diamondiferous Pipe, Panna, Madhya Pradesh. Journal Geological Society of India, 49 (2). 203-206 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1997/490210
Mukherjee, Abhijeet; Rao, K. S.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Roy, Gautam (1997) Chemistry of Garnet and Ilmenite from Majhgawan Diamondiferous Pipe, Panna District vis-a-vis Diamond Potential and Preservation. Journal Geological Society of India, 50 (4). 441-448 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1997/500408
Mukherjee, Abhijeet; Rao, K. S.; Roy, Gautam; Babu, E. V. S. S. K. (1998) Cluster Analysis and Nickel Thermometry of Garnet Xenocrysts from Majhgawan Diamondiferous Pipe, Panna District, Madhya Pradesh. Journal Geological Society of India, 52 (3). 273-278 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1998/520303
Chalapathi Rao, N. V. (2005) A petrological and geochemical reappraisal of the Mesoproterozoic diamondiferous Majhgawan pipe of central India: evidence for transitional kimberlite ? orangeite (group II kimberlite) ? lamproite rock type. Mineralogy and Petrology, 84 (1) 69-106 doi:10.1007/s00710-004-0072-2
Chalapathi Rao, N. V. (2006) Mesoproterozoic diamondiferous ultramafic pipes at Majhgawan and Hinota, Panna area, central India: Key to the nature of sub-continental lithospheric mantle beneath the Vindhyan basin. Journal of Earth System Science, 115 (1). 161-183 doi:10.1007/bf02703032
Majhgawan diamond pipe, Panna Mines, Panna, Panna District, Madhya Pradesh, India