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Dhone, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, Indiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dhone | Outcrop |
| Kurnool District | District |
| Andhra Pradesh | State |
| India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 19' 0'' North , 77° 55' 59'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rāmāpuram | 5,961 (2015) | 7.8km |
| Dhone | 39,689 (2015) | 11.0km |
| Betamcherla | 35,417 (2018) | 27.4km |
| Banganapalle | 25,325 (2016) | 31.4km |
| Tādpatri | 93,044 (2016) | 46.1km |
The study area is approximately 12 km ESE from the Dhone town and the dolerite intrudes within the Vempalle dolostone. The exposed dolerite sill thickness varies between 8––15 m and exhibits serpentinization at its contact zone with the dolostones. The dolerite is fine to medium grains and shows sheeted structure with numerous near vertical joints. The overlying Vempalle Formation consists of 5––6 m thick massive dolostone with laminar stromatolitic association. The weak planes within the dolerite are enriched with sulfide minerals like, pyrite and chalcopyrite. The contact zones with dolostones exhibit significant serpentinization and chloritization, indicative of hydrothermal alteration processes. Dolerite-hosted gold mineralization
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10 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | Fe(S,As)2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
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References
[1]Behera, Ramesh Chandra, Singh, Sahendra, Srivastava, Shalivahan, Kumar, K.S. Vijay, Reddy, N. Ramakrishna, Barla, Anmol, Pandey, Rohit (2025) Trace elemental systematics of auriferous sulfides within the dolerites of northern Cuddapah Basin, southern India: Implications for invisible gold mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106569 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106569
