Abstract
The Banded Hematite Jasper Formation within the Iron Ore Supergroup of the Singhbhum Craton in eastern India comprises fine alternating layers of jasper and specularite. It was deposited at âŒ3000 Ma and deformed by a mobile episode at âŒ2700 Ma. Hematite pigment (<1 ÎŒm) mixed with cryptocrystalline silica and specularite (> 10 ÎŒm) is chiefly responsible for red to brown rhythmic bands in the hematite jasper facies although thermomagnetic study also shows that minor amounts (1â2%) of magnetite are present. Palaeomagnetic study identifies a dual polarity remanence resident in hematite (DI = 28360°, α95 = 12°) which predates deformation. Studies of the fabric of magnetic susceptibility and rock magnetic results suggest a diagenetic origin for this magnetisation with the hematite formed from oxidation of primary magnetite. The palaeopole (32°E, 24°N, dpdm = 1418°) records the earliest post-metamorphic magnetisation event in the Orissa Craton. A minimum apparent polar wander motion of the Orissa-Singhbhum craton of through 80° is identified during Late Archaean times (2900-2600 Ma).
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