Kwatha-Khudengthabi section of Indo-Myanmar Orogenic Belt (IMOB). The NNE-SSW striking Manipur ophiolite is a narrow belt, extending ~200 km in length and ~2-20 km in width. The principal rock types consist are abyssal peridotite (harzburgite-lherzolite), podiform chromite ore, ultramafic-mafic cumulates (peridotites-pyroxenites-gabbro), mafic volcanic rocks (pillow basalt), minor plagiogranite and oceanic pelagic sediments, etc. The Pre-Mesozoic metamorphic rock is considered to be the oldest group of rocks and consists of low to medium-grade phyllitic schist, quartz-mica schist, garnet mica-schist, biotite-graphite schist, quartzite, granite gneiss, glaucophane, and jadeite bearing high-pressure assemblages. The Disang Group is mainly demarcated by black to dark grey splintery shales, intercalated with siltstone and sandstone and underlain by coarse, massive gritty and well-bedded sandstone of the Barail Group. The occurrence of peridotite has undergone a high degree of serpentinization and partially or completely altered to serpentinite.

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ⓘ Chromium

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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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Premi, Kshetrimayum, Sen, Amit Kumar, Singh, A Krishnakanta, Singh, W Inaocha, Chaubey, Monika (2023) The Genesis of peridotite-hosted podiform chromite ore and associated PGE, southern Manipur Ophiolite Complex, northeast India: Genesis of peridotite-hosted podiform chromite. Periodico di Mineralogia, 92 (1).

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

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ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

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ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

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ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

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ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

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ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

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ⓘ Jadeite

Formula: Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Jadeite	9.DA.25	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Antigorite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Antigorite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

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References

Singh, A. Krishnakanta; Devi, L. Debala; Singh, N. Ibotombi (2008) Platinum Group of Elements (PGE) and Gold in the Ultramafic Rocks of Manipur Ophiolitic Complex, Northeast India: A Preliminary Report. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 71 (5). 739-743 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2008/710513

Singh, A Krishnakanta; Singh, N. Ibotombi; Devi, L Debala; Bikramaditya Singh, R. K. (2008) Pillow Basalts from the Manipur Ophiolitic Complex (MOC), Indo-Myanmar Range, Northeast India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 72 (2). 168-174 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2008/720204

Singh, Athokpam Krishnakanta (2008) PGE Distribution in the Ultramafic Rocks and Chromitites of the Manipur Ophiolite Complex, Indo-Myanmar Orogenic Belt, Northeast India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 72 (5). 649-660 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2008/720507

[1]Premi, Kshetrimayum, Sen, Amit Kumar, Singh, A Krishnakanta, Singh, W Inaocha, Chaubey, Monika (2023) The Genesis of peridotite-hosted podiform chromite ore and associated PGE, southern Manipur Ophiolite Complex, northeast India: Genesis of peridotite-hosted podiform chromite. Periodico di Mineralogia, 92 (1).

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