Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Nagod Limestones from the Girgita Mine, Bhander Group, Madhya Pradesh, India

Ravendra Singh; Gyanendra Pratap Singh; H U Usmani

doi:10.51710/jias.v40iI.277

Authors

Ravendra Singh Department of Geology, Government Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India – 462008
Gyanendra Pratap Singh Department of Geology, Government Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India – 462008
H U Usmani Department of Geology, Government Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India – 462008

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51710/jias.v40iI.277

Keywords:

Rare Earth Elements, Geochemistry, Nagod limestone, Bhander Group, Maihar area, Bhander limestone, Vindhyan limestone.

Abstract

Vindhyan limestone of the Bander Group (Late Neoproterozoic) in the Maihar area, Satna district, is a part of an anticlinal fold and it forms an outlier in the study area. Geochemical analysis reveals that the proportion of Rare Earth Elements (REEs; La-Lu) in limestones varies between 14.8 ppm and 49.5 ppm. The Eu and Ce anomalies (normalized against Post Archean Australian Shale; PAAS) range from ~ 0.53 to 0.69 and ~ 0.57 to 1.07, respectively. The results of this study revealed that the limestones were principally controlled by the admixture of detrital materials, i.e., (i) The low values of REEs (ii) high values of Y/Ho (iii) positive correlation between REEs and Si, Al, Ti, V, Co, Ni, and Nb, and (iv) slightly negative correlation between CaO and REEs. Further, the variations in Ce anomaly may be due to the influx of detrital materials and positive Ce anomaly was attributable to the shallow marine depositional condition. The distribution of REEs (Chondrite normalized values) illustrates different patterns in the Nagod limestone due to the degree of differentiation in terms of LREEs and HREEs and Eu anomaly. The variations in elemental concentrations and the REE patterns revealed the mixing of detrital materials in the Nagod limestones.

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