A Crossword Puzzle on Basemetals and Geology of Rajasthan by A.K.

Grover, Director (G), GSIWR, Jaipur

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Ancient mine debris also known as (4) A copper mineral of oxidized zone (7) A prospect northwest of Kolihan in Khetri copper belt (5) Metals are extracted out of it (3) A genetic kind of the veins (4) Akwali area was also known as (6) One of the metal-formations environment (6) Green oxidized mineral of copper (9) Regional basemetal belt of Bhilwara area (9) A copper-gold prospect near Danva, Sirohi district (5) Name of the Trans-Aravalli Supergroup (6) A hill in Zawar mines area (5) Mine as popularly called in Hindi (4) A copper prospect near Jaisamand (3) Largest open cast lead-zinc mine in Asia (6) One of the form of mineral occurrence (4) Supergroup named after Capital (5) Drilling machine is also known as (3) A Chalcolithic site and granite name near Udaipur (4) The oldest Supergroup of the State (8) Ancient metallurgical remain (4) Headgear of drill rod that cuts the rock (3) Father of Geology of Rajasthan (5) A major alkaline province of western Rajasthan (6) The bismuth locality of north Rajasthan (5) An old metal mine site near Salumbar (6) Ancient prospectors used to sort ores by (4) A lead-zinc deposit near Kayar in Ajmer district (6) The electronic instrument for coordinates (3) Regional area having several basemetal prospects (4) Cadmium is a -- product of lead-zinc metals (2) Basemetal locality with English name in Sirohi belt (5) The only manganese district of the State (8) Most common constituent of the basemetal sulphides (6) An oxidized mineral of lead (9) Downside wall with reference to ore body (4) The lead-zinc deposit in south Khetri copper belt (8) Basemetal deposit in BGC akin to Zawar (5) Full form of chemical symbol of silver (8) Important fault near Abu Road between Kui and -- (10) Copper is being exploited in Khetri by (3) Multimetal prospect with fort name in Sirohi area (10) Ores are generally concentrated at hinge of a (4) The Fossil Wood Park near Jaisalmer (4) Magic stone which can convert iron to gold (5) The fossiliferous limestone near Jaisalmer (4) Sanskrit name of the liquid metal mercury (5) Local name of cobalt mineral mined near Khetri (5) Famous fault of the South Khetri Copper Belt (8) Famous multimetal type-deposit of Japan (6) River flowing through Zawar mines area (4) Common associate of ore minerals is called (6) A prospect of Jaipur district meaning white (6) The hill range of the Zawar mine area (9) Bronze is a product of copper and -- (3) Units for correlation/ reserves in mineralised areas (5)

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One of the oldest granite in south Rajasthan (6) One variant of the grain-size (4) Individual Deccan Trap lava is referred as (4) Ultramafics are the source of this noble metal (8) Granite of the Mt. Abu belongs to (8) The basaltic flows of south Rajasthan belong to (10) Minerals near Khandela belong to this special clan (11) Normally basemetals are concentrated along it (5) Famous mine of the Khetri copper belt (11) Eastern fault delimiting the Aravalli ranges (3) Prospect near Bairat with significant gold-copper shows (8) Short form of the layered iron ores (3) Supergroup named after spinal hill range of the State (8) Famous carbonatite of south Rajasthan (7) Repetitive name of the old working localities (6) Famous copper belt of India in this State (6) Basemetal prospect with temple name south of Ghatol (7) Group of crystals in cavities known as (3) Purple mineral of the oxidized cobalt bloom (9) Famous pyrite-pyrrhotite deposit in south Khetri belt The cobalt prospect of Khetri Copper Belt near (5) The Supergroup whose rocks are forming plateaus (8) Syenite hosted mineral occurring near Kishangarh (9) Complex with name indicating Tuesday in Hindi (9) The ironsmith locally known as (5) National Geological Monument of gossan is near (12) A silver prospect of central Rajasthan (6) First military officer who reported lead near Jaisamand (11) Hidden deposits are also known as -- deposits (5) One of Hindi name of copper metal (4) Famous calcareous formation south of Degana (3) Mine debris and slags normally form (5) Its higher concentration is un-desirable in drinking water (8) Group name on the birth fort of Maharana Pratap (11) Short form of the oldest group of rocks forming vast plain (3) Great India Desert also known as (4) Hornstone formation of Alwar basin is related to (7) A long gossan zone located between Patan and Kotputli (6) Old mint in Jaipur-Alwar belt as mentioned in Ain-I-Akbari (7) Pink mono-mineralic rock occurring SE of Khetri (8) Important group of raw material in ore smelting (4) Prefix used for denoting older rock groups (3) Earlier term of the Supergroup/ Group of rocks (6) Cap rocks of basemetal/ sulphide deposits (7) Ophiolite suite of central Rajasthan (6) Prospect named after fragrant flower near Jaisamand (5) The marble resource group of Delhis (6) Upper part of earth above mantle, hosting minerals (5) Vessel used for separating heavy minerals/ metals (3) The short form of layered iron ore and quartzite (3)

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