Minerals Found in India

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).