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Vishakapatnam

Location:

The granite deposit commercially known as Mistic white is situated at Buddibanda / Urulova hillranges located within the revenue limits of Jagannadhapuram village, Madugula mandal,

Visakhapatnam district. The area is falling in Survey of India TOPO sheet No.65 K/13, (Scale 1

inch = 63360 or one inch to a mile). The area is located at a distance of 5 kms of Ravikamathamvillage to its south east and at 2.5 km away from Kavagunta village located to west of thedeposit, 45 Kms from Anakapalli and 25 Kms from Madugula which is a mandal head quarter

and 45 Kms from NH-5, and 45 Kms WNW of Visakhapatnam city. The deposit is exposed as a

massive irregular shaped steep hillock with an height of about 75 mts from the ground level. Thehill is locally known as Buddibanda / Urulova hill ranges. The other areas where granite

deposits are occurring are Chintaluru and Jalampalli villages of V.Madugula mandal.

Rock type of the area:

The Urulova hill and other granite occurring areas are forms part of the Eastern Ghat formationsof Archaean age, where the leptynites (garnetiferous granite) occur as metamorphic product of

the pre-existing iron rich quartzo-fedspathic sediments.

Geological set up of the area:The Urulova hill and other granite areas in Visakhapatnam district comprised of leptynites

(garnetiferous feldspathic gneisses) and these are divided into two types of leptynites (i) creamy

leptynites (ii) gray leptynites. They occur as parallel formations with a sharp transition zone at

the contact. They are tending N 75 Deg West and dipping 45 Deg towards North East. The rockformation show impregnations of garnets of varied sizes, ranging from 0.1 cm to 1.0 cm. The

garnets are aligned parallel to the banding / bedding plane, in the form of wavy streaks in the

 both type of leptynites. The dispersion of garnet crystals enhances the esthetic look. Besidesthis, the wavy banding of major minerals like quartz and feldspar are also an added attraction,

which further enhance the beauty and esthetic look of the deposit. The banded nature of the

formation is mainly due to the mineral lineation. As such it gives different appearance, if we cut

the blocks in different directions. The creamy leptynites comprised of quartz, feldspar andSillimanite. As such it is creamy white in colour with impregnations of garnet in the form of

wavy streaks parallel to the gneissic structure of the rock. The gray leptynites are similar to

creamy leptynites in the mineralogical composition with an addition of biotite and magnetite,which are responsible for dark gray to gray colour.

OCCURRENCE OF GRANITE AT BUDIBANDA VILLAGE, RAVIKAMATHAM

MANDAL, (ANAKAPALLI), VISAKAPATNAM DISTRICT Location:

The granite deposit commercially known as Mistic white is situated at Buddibanda hill ranges

located within the revenue limits of Buddibanda village, Ravikamatham mandal, Visakhapatnam

district. The area is falling in Survey of India TOPO sheet No.65 K/13, (Scale 1 inch = 63360 orone inch to a mile). The area is located at a distance of 5 kms of Ravikamatham village to its

south east and at 2.5 km away from Kavagunta village located to west of the deposit, 45 Kms

from Anakapalli and 25 Kms from Madugula which is a mandal head quarter and 45 Kms from

 NH-5, and 45 Kms WNW of Visakhapatnam city. The deposit is exposed as a massive irregularshaped steep hillock with an height of about 2 mts from the ground level. The hill is locally

known as Buddibanda hill ranges.

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Rock type of the area:

The Buddibanda hill and other granite occurring areas are forms part of the Eastern Ghat

formations of Archaean age, where the leptynites (garnetiferous granite) occur as metamorphic product of the pre-existing iron rich quartzo-fedspathic sediments.

Geological set up of the area:

The Buddibanda hill and other granite areas in Visakhapatnam district comprised of leptynites(garnetiferous feldspathic gneisses) and these are divided into two types of leptynites (i) creamyleptynites (ii) gray leptynites. They occur as parallel formations with a sharp transition zone at

the contact. They are tending N 75 Deg West and dipping 45 Deg towards North East. The rock

formation show impregnations of garnets of varied sizes, ranging from 0.1 cm to 1.0 cm. Thegarnets are aligned parallel to the banding / bedding plane, in the form of wavy streaks in the

 both type of leptynites. The dispersion of garnet crystals enhances the esthetic look. Besides

this, the wavy banding of major minerals like quartz and feldspar are also an added attraction,

which further enhance the beauty and esthetic look of the deposit. The banded nature of theformation is mainly due to the mineral lineation. As such it gives different appearance, if we cut

the blocks in different directions. The creamy leptynites comprised of quartz, feldspar and

sillimanite. As such it is creamy white in colour with impregnations of garnet in the form ofwavy streaks parallel to the gneissic structure of the rock.

VIZIANAGARAM & SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT Quarrying for granite in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts has gained momentum during

the last few years. White granites that are available in these districts have recently beenintroduced into the market and demand for the same has rocked up considerably. They are

sought after for use in wall paneling. These granites are associated with the Khondalite group of

rocks and are basically quartzo-feldspathic gneisses with granites; the lith blue one is anothervariety of granite, i.e. hypersthene granulite of anorthosite.

The white granite yields blocks of good size and can be cut into very thin slabs which are very

light and can be used for wall paneling. Proximity of the prospects to Visakhapatnam Port

makes them commercially viable.

LIST OF VILLAGES OF GRANITE ACTIVITY IN VIZIANAGARAM &

SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 

VIZIANAGARAM 1. Addapusila 6. Jagannajavalasa

2. Koyyannapeja 7. Ravivalasa

SRIKAKULAM 8. Gopivallabapuram1. Madduvalasa 9. Pattupuram

2. Kodu Kuligam 10. Chalikam

3. Bhyripuram 11. Venkatapuram

4. Neelayyavalasa 12. Dheerghase5. Kasturipadu 13. Ambada

14. Jarali