Trace elements in the Singhbhum granite, India

Abstract

A study of the trace elements in the Singhbhum granite from its northern borders (Saraikela) and the central mass (Chaibasa) reveals that there are differences not only in the limit of concentration but also in their behaviour. It is found that while correlating with the petrographic and also the major elements behaviour, the trace elements always do not mark an increase or decrease during the various stages of the evolution of the Singhbhum granite. The behaviour of the trace-elements as revealed from the previous studies relating to both igneous and metamorphic rocks, is significant in working out the physico-chemical factors involved in the genesis of rocks. In the magmatic rocks, the trace elements obviously follow a trend and go in accordance withGoldschmidt's principles of camouflage, capture and admission. In the present study such uniformities are not found. The present study reveals firstly, the different nature of chemical gradients formed by these elements during different geological environments; secondly, the mutual relationships and the ratio of certain traceelements in the different associations, indicating the original heterogeneity of these rocks and their formation under different geological as well as physico-chemical conditions. It has been concluded (Roonwal, 1968) that the rocks studied here as representing parts of Singhbhum granite do not form one granite series as referred to byRead. In fact they represent rocks formed from material having originally different lithological composition.