Bunder Project, Nimani, Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh, India i
Regional Level Types
Bunder Project Project
Nimani - not defined -
Chhatarpur District District
Madhya Pradesh State
India Country

A diamond project by Rio-Tinto Exploration, India.

The Project covers an area of some 364 hectares within the Buxwaha protected forests of some 3,000 hectares.

In 2017-20018 this comprised a series of drill holes in a forested area which is also a wildlife sanctuary.

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ⓘ Diamond

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Rio-Tinto Exploration (2017) Geological report on exploration of diamonds: Bunder Project area at village Sagoria, Tehsil Bakshwaha, District Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Report for Rio-Tinto Exploration, India, Pvt.Ltd.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Eurasian Plate

Bundelkhand CratonCraton

Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Vindhyan basinBasin

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References

Das, H., Kobussen, A.F., Webb, K.J., Phillips, D., Maas, R., Soltys, A., Rayner, M.J., Howell, D. (2018) Chapter 9: The Bunder Diamond Project, India: Geology, Geochemistry, and Age of the Saptarshi Lamproite Pipes. In Special Publications of the Society of Economic Geologists: Geoscience and Exploration of the Argyle, Bunder, Diavik, and Murowa Diamond Deposits. Society of Economic Geologists.

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