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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