Conglomerate / Sandstone samples from Khairagarh and Chhattisgarh basin, CR:

Twenty one samples of -60# table concentrates from different areas of Khairagarh and
Chhattisgarh basin AMD-CR, weighing about 0.5 to 100 grams were received from Dr.
Ch. Sudhakar, Incharge, Petrology Lab., Hyderabad for the separation of zircon and
further Geochronological studies. (Samples received on 24-12-2021 vide sample slip Id.
3320016-01 dated 29/11/2021 from Shri V.K. Shrivastava, SO/H, Dy. RD, CR).
Magnetic & heavy media separation studies: During the month, out of 21 samples 13
samles were subjected to ferromagnetic separation using Low Intensity Magnetic
Separation (by hand magnet), (earlier 8 samples processed during Dec 2021). The non
ferromag. products were subjected to Iso-dynamic magnetic separator at 1.7 amperage
(A) for the separation and isolation of zircon concentrate. Further, the non-magnetic
products of 1.7A were subjected to heavy media separation by methylene Iodide (sp/gr.
3.3) to obtain zircon fraction. The separation of zircon on all the 21 samples is
completed during this month. The details are presented in table below.

Magnetic and heavy mineral separation

1.7 A Non-mag
1.7A Non mag
S. Ferromags 1.7 A mags MI Heavies Total
MI lights
No Sample No. (zircon rich)
. Wt. Wt. Wt. Wt. Wt.
%wt. %wt. %wt. %wt. %wt.
(g) (g) (g) (g) (g)
1 GTK-19 2.5 78.25 0.1 3.13 0.015 0.47 0.58 18.15 3.195 100.00
2 RTKL 19/2 0.4 86.58 0.04 8.66 0.012 2.60 0.01 2.16 0.462 100.00
3 CHB 19/3 1.5 61.73 0.4 16.46 0.30 12.35 0.23 9.46 2.43 100.00
4 PDKL-4 0.4 19.70 0.75 36.95 0.59 29.06 0.29 14.29 2.03 100.00
5 DMDM-5 0.19 18.10 0.62 59.05 0.18 17.14 0.06 5.71 1.05 100.00
6 DMDM-6 1.46 40.56 1.63 45.28 0.10 2.77 0.41 11.39 3.60 100.00
7 DMDM-14 0.98 30.25 1.75 54.01 0.24 7.41 0.27 8.33 3.24 100.00
8 DMDM-15 1.34 72.04 0.25 13.44 0.03 1.61 0.24 12.90 1.86 100.00
9 KMPN-7 2 48.90 0.96 23.47 0.27 6.60 0.86 21.03 4.09 100.00
10 KMPN-8 0.6 12.99 3 64.94 0.49 10.61 0.53 11.47 4.62 100.00
11 KSP-11 1 71.94 0.11 7.91 0.04 2.88 0.24 17.27 1.39 100.00
12 KDPB-10 1.14 26.21 2.40 55.17 0.58 13.33 0.23 5.29 4.35 100.00
13 PKD-12 0.19 42.22 0.14 31.11 0.09 20.00 0.03 6.67 0.45 100.00
14 PKL-13 0.17 26.56 0.31 48.44 0.11 17.19 0.05 7.81 0.64 100.00
15 JHL-9 0.19 61.29 0.01 3.23 0.09 29.03 0.02 6.45 0.31 100.00
16 MGK-16 0.2 23.67 0.35 41.42 0.27 31.95 0.025 2.96 0.845 100.00
17 KTG-17 1.3 53.50 0.75 30.86 0.30 12.35 0.08 3.29 2.43 100.00
18 BMH/18 2.2 48.57 1.35 29.80 0.65 14.35 0.33 7.28 4.53 100.00
19 NWP/19 2.9 56.86 1.1 21.57 1.00 19.61 0.10 1.96 5.1 100.00
20 DMT/20 2.9 7.33 25.66 64.81 0.21 0.53 10.82 27.33 39.59 100.00
21 NDY/21 4.33 4.50 59 61.38 0.22 0.23 32.58 33.89 96.13 100.00

The above studies indicated 0.012 to 1.0 g of 1.7 Non-mag MI heavies (zircon rich
concentrate). All the separated products are being handed over to the sample originator for
further studies.