Minerals Found in India

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Minerals found in India

Here is list of minerals found in India.

 

  • Aluminium—Kerala, U.P. and M.P.
  • Antimony—Punjab and Karnataka.
  • Asbestos—Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Bantonite—Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Bauxite—Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
  • Beryllium—Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kashmir and Bihar.
  • Carborundum—Asom, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kashmir.
  • Cement—Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana.
  • China Clay—Kerala, Rajmahal Hills, Singhbhum district of Bihar.
  • Chromite—Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Bhagalpur (Bihar); Ratnagiri (Maharashtra); Salem (Tamil Nadu); Shimoga and Chitradurg (Karnataka); Keonjhar (Odisha); Ladakh (Kashmir).
  • Coal—Raniganj (West Bengal); Jharia, Bokaro, Karanpur (Jharkhand); Panch Valley and Chanda (M.P.); Singareni (Andhra) and Mukum (Asom).
  • Cobalt—Rajasthan and Kerala.
  • Copper—Singhbhum and Hazaribagh (Jharkhand); Khetri (Rajasthan) and Balaghat (M.P.).
  • Diamond—Panna, Chhatarpur and Satna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Kernool (A.P.).
  • Felspar—Rewa (M.P.); Burdwan (W. Bengal); Alwar and Ajmer (Rajasthan); Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu).
  • Fuller’s Earth—Rajasthan, M.P. and Karnataka.
  • Gold—Kolar and Hatti gold-fields (Karnataka) and A.P.
  • Graphite—Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Kerala.
  • Gypsum—Bikaner and Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
  • Heavy Water—Talcher (Odisha), Kota (Rajasthan), Baroda (Gujarat), Tuticorn (Tamil Nadu).
  • Illemenite—Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
  • Iron Ore—Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj (Odisha), Durg, Belladila (Chhattisgarh) and Karnataka.
  • Limestone—Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
  • Lead—M.P., A.P., U.P. and Gujarat.
  • Manganese—Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa and Karnataka.
  • Mica—Kodarma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Tirunal Valley (Tamil Nadu).
  • Monazite sands—Travancore coast (Kerala).
  • Petroleum—Digboi, Badarpur, Musimpur and Patharia fields of Asom; Jwalamukhi (H.P.); Cambay, Ankleshwar (Gujarat), Bombay High.
  • Salt—Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan) Rann of Kutch (Gujarat).
  • Salt petre—Punjab, U.P. and Bihar.
  • Silmanite—Asom, M.P.
  • Silver—Chitradurg, Balari (Karnataka); Singhbhum, Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand), Zawar (Rajasthan) and Cudappah (A.P.).
  • Tin—Hazaribagh (Jharkhand).
  • Thorium—Travancore (Kerala).
  • Tungsten—Rajasthan, W.B., Maharashtra and Karnataka.
  • Turmeric—Kerala, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Uranium—Bihar and Rajasthan.
  • Zinc—Zawar and Angucha mines in Udaipur and Bhilwara districts of Rajasthan.
  • Zircon—Occurs in the beach sands of Kerala and Cape Comorin (Tamil Nadu).

 



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