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Minerals of Haryana A host of mineral occurrences have enriched the state of Haryana. The minerals occurring in this state are primarily china clay, limestone, dolomite, quartz/ silica sand, quartzite, slate. Other minerals, such as, barytes, calcite, feldspar, marble, copper, tin and tungsten are noteworthy. Among building stones, granite, slate, marble, quartzite and sandstone are … Read more
Minerals in Himachal Pradesh The state of Himachal Pradesh with numerousglaciers, a large Network of perennial streams/rivers,extensive vegetative cover has following naturalresources. Nearly the entire area of Himachal Pradeshhas been covered by systematic geological mappingwith the reported occurrence of a number of nonmetallic,metallic and other minerals. A variety ofminerals are known from the state but … Read more
Mineral Resources contain rocks – quartzite ,marble, and various types of schist and gnesiss.the southern division contains rocks such as gneiss , limestone,phyllites,quartzite,sericite-biotite schist and slate. Some of the important Minerals of uttarakhand : Asbestos Copper Graphite Lead Building stone Magnestic Iron Gold Slate Sulphur … Read more
Limestone M.P, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan Dolomite Orissa (Birmitrapur in Sundergarh District-largest in India), M.P & Chattisgarh Phosphate Rajasthan (Udaipur) Uttaranchal (Dehradun), M.P. (Jhabua), U.P. (Lalitpur) Kaolin Kerala is largest producer. Mica Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand (Kodarma-Large) & Rajasthan Gypsum Rajasthan & J & K. Steatite Rajasthan. It is also called soapstone/ Potstone. Magnesite Tamil Nadu … Read more
Rajasthan has a monopoly over the non-metallic mineral Resources. [su_heading size=”21″]Gypsum[/su_heading] Gypsum has great use in Fertilizers,plaster of paris,cement,paints and medicine. Deposits of Gypsum are found in the Paleochannels ie the riverbeds of ancient rivers. Different gypsum producing areas of state are:- Nagaur District … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics without any description for Non-Metallic Minerals: Asbestos Barite Bentonite Feldspar Fluorspar Gypsum Kaolin Lime Magnesite Mica Perlite Phosphate rock Potash Salt Sand and gravel Silica sand Talc Wollastonite Non-metallic minerals are a diverse group of minerals that are used in a wide variety of applications. They are found in … Read more