Clay mineralogical studies on Bijawars of the Sonrai basin: Palaeoenvironmental implications and inferences on the uranium mineralization |
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| Authors: | Surendra Kumar Jha J P Shrivastava C L Bhairam |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Geology,University of Delhi,Delhi,India;2.Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research,Northern Region,Delhi,India |
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| Abstract: | Clays associated with the Precambrian unconformity-related (sensu lato) uranium mineralization that occur along fractures of Rohini carbonate, Bandai sandstone and clay-organic rich black carbonaceous
Gorakalan shale of the Sonrai Formation from Bijawar Group is significant. Nature and structural complexity of these clays
have been studied to understand depositional mechanism and palaeoenvironmental conditions responsible for the restricted enrichment
of uranium in the Sonrai basin. Clays (<2 μm fraction) separated from indurate sedimentary rocks by disaggregation, chemical
treatment and centrifugation were examined using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Presence
of tv-1M type illite is inferred from the Rohini and Bandai Members of the Sonrai Formation, indicative of high fluid/rock
interaction and super-saturation state of the fluids available in proximity with the uranium mineralization. It is observed
that the Sonrai Formation is characterized by kaolinite > chlorite > illite > smectite mineral assemblages, whereas, Solda
Formation contains kaolinite > illite > chlorite clays. It has been found that the former mineral assemblage resulted from
the alteration process is associated with the uranium mineralization and follow progressive reaction series, indicating palaeoenvironmental
(cycles of tropical humid to semi-arid/arid) changes prevailed during maturation of the Sonrai basin. The hydrothermal activity
possibly associated with Kurrat volcanics is accountable for the clay mineral alterations. |
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