• C SAKTHIVEL
• A.THIRUNAVUKKARASU
• C KASILINGAM
• M SANKAR

The present study describes the field, Petrology, Geochemistry and origin of banded iron formation In Kavuthimalai-Vediyappanmalai region, Thiruvannamalai district, Tamilnadu, India. The field relationship with Pyroxene granulites, Charnockites, Granite gneisses, The BIF in these formations is mainly banded magnetite quartzite associated with amphibolites, granulites, etapelites, sillimanite-quartz schists and pyroxenites. The samples of study area BIF show the average as Mn (194 ppm), Ni (21 ppm), Ti (240 ppm), Co (7 ppm), Cr (109 ppm) and V (35 ppm). The average values of ferride group elements of iron formations of Kanjamalai, Godumalai, Tirthamalai and Kavuthimalai and Vediyappanmalai regions in which, few samples have very poor concentrations compared to the samples of other regions. The presence of low concentration of ferried group elements of the study area BIF indicates that the iron formation of the study area is metasedimentary origin.

Geochemistry, Iron formation, kavuthimalai-Vediyappanmalai, Thiruvannamalai

"Geology and Geochemistry of Banded Iron formation (BIFs) in Kavuthimalai-Vediyappanmalai Region, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.582-588, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907838.pdf

"Geology and Geochemistry of Banded Iron formation (BIFs) in Kavuthimalai-Vediyappanmalai Region, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp582-588, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907838.pdf