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Native Gold from
Ajjanahalli mine, Chitradurga belt, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajjanahalli mine, Chitradurga belt, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231920
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231920:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘParamanahalli prospect, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘChikkasiddavanahalli hill range, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘIngaldhal copper deposits ("Ingladhal" copper deposit; Ingaldal), Chitradurga, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘG R Halli South block, Chitradurga, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘG.R.Halli gold deposit, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘHanumalapur Complex, Shimoga schist belt, Davanagere District, Karnataka, India
References
AndrÃĐ Hellmann et al (2001) in (2001) European Union of Geosciences Conference XI (OS6)
AndrÃĐ Hellmann, Jochen Kolb, F. M. Meyer (2001) A 3-D Model for a Banded Iron Formation Hosted, Epigenetic Gold Mineralisation at Ajjanahalli, South India. in European Union of Geosciences Conference XI (OS6) p557
Sawkar, R. H., & Vasudev, V. N. (2009). Gold industry in India—Resources, reserves, mining, metallurgy and environment. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 74(3), 290-295.
Devaraju, T. C., & Alapieti, T. T. (2014, January). Exploration for PGE mineralization in the Western Dharwar Craton. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Magmatic Ore Deposits. Geol. Soc. India Special Publ (Vol. 2, pp. 43-60).
 
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