Iron Formations of Karnataka (With Map) | India | Metals | Metallurgy

The iron formations of Karnataka occur in different tectonic environments namely, low grade metamorphic belts, high grade metamorphic belts and cratonic basins. The iron formations which occur in high grade metamorphic belts have often attracted the attention of earlier workers, because of their intimate association with charnockites. Some earlier investigators considered a genetic relationship between the iron formations and charnockites. [...]