Mineral
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Found in
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Features
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| Iron |
Orissa, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa |
Indian has the world’s largest reserves; approximately
one-fourth of World’s known reserves |
| Coal |
Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh,Assam |
Indian is the third-largest producer in the world |
| Manganese |
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Mica |
Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
India has the largest deposits of mica in the world |
| Bauxie (Aluminium) |
Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, J & K, Orissa, Rajasthan |
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| Cooper |
Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat. |
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| Crude Oil |
Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Ganga Valley,
Himachal Pradesh, Kutch, Andhra Pradesh, Off West Bengal, Orissa,
Maharashtra and Gujarat. |
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| Lignite |
Tamil Nadu, some deposits also found in Gujarat,
Punducherry, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir |
India ranks third in the productions of lignite |
| Gold |
Karnataka; in small quantities in Andhra Pradesh |
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| Magnesite |
Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand, Karnataka |
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| Gypsum |
Rajasthan, J & K, Tamil Nadu |
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| Lead-Zinc |
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil
Nadu, Orissa, Sikkim and Rajasthan |
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| Chromite |
Orissa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh and Manipur |
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| Dolomite |
Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Diamond |
Madhya Pradesh, traces are also found in Bihar, Orissa,
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
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