Heavy metals | Quarry area | Barite mines | ||||||
Min | Max | Mean | Remark | Max | Min | Mean | Remark | |
Al | 0.400 | 1.800 | 1.100 | Deficient to minimal | 0.300 | 2.600 | 1.550 | Deficient to minimal |
As | 0.900 | 7.500 | 1.730 | Deficient to minimal | 3.800 | 14.200 | 4.920 | Moderate |
Ba | 8.200 | 53.200 | 18.870 | Significant | 7.000 | 111.400 | 65.770 | Extremely High |
Ce | 0.600 | 28.700 | 11.210 | Significant | 2.600 | 35.400 | 10.670 | Significant |
Co | 6.100 | 130.200 | 27.530 | Very High | 1.000 | 48.700 | 15.270 | Significant |
Cr | 3.000 | 4.000 | 17.570 | Significant | 5.500 | 21.700 | 11.630 | Significant |
Cu | 0.800 | 7.500 | 4.680 | Moderate | 1.200 | 32.800 | 9.630 | Significant |
Mn | 0.600 | 9.000 | 5.520 | Significant | 0.500 | 6.200 | 2.020 | Moderate |
Mo | 0.500 | 5.000 | 3.260 | Moderate | 3.800 | 9.700 | 5.970 | Significant |
Nb | 5.400 | 49.400 | 25.770 | Very High | 3.400 | 27.600 | 15.330 | Significant |