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