High Heat Producing Radioactive Granites of Malani Igneous Suite at Northeast of Jodhpur, Northwestern India

Authors

  • K. L. Shrivastava
     Department of Geology, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur
  • Deva Ram
     Department of Geology, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur
  • Virendra Gaur
     Department of Geology, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-017-0601-3

Abstract

The Malani igneous suite, a terrain showing crustal formation as late as in Neoproterozoic, shows some pink and grey granites in the northeast of the desert city of Jodhpur, in northwestern, India. The average heat generation value of 15.925 HGU for these granites that is much higher than the average known value (3.8 HGU) for the continental crust has been reported here. The concentration of uranium determined is four times higher than the average continental crust. Thorium is still higher than U and K. The radioelement concentration (Ur) varies from 15.58 to 73.48 in the granites with an average of 45.671, clearly indicates a 'hot crust'. Hence it is favourable for the formation of mineralization of HFS elements like, Nb, Ce, REE and U and Th, which need to be explored in the terrain as an economic deposit.

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Volume 89, Issue 3, March 2017 Pages (229-356)

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2017-03-01

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Shrivastava, K. L., Ram, D., & Gaur, V. (2017). High Heat Producing Radioactive Granites of Malani Igneous Suite at Northeast of Jodhpur, Northwestern India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 89(3), 291–294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-017-0601-3
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