Question

Explain about distribution of minerals in India.​

Answer 1

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India is fortunate to have fairly rich and varied mineral resources, but these resources are unevenly distributed.

The distribution of minerals in India is discussed below:

• Peninsular Plateau Peninsular rocks contain most of the reserves of coal, metallic minerals, mica non ferrous mineral and non-metallic minerals.
• Gujarat and Assam Sedimentary rocks in Gujarat and Assam have most of the petroleum deposits.
• Rajasthan It has reserves of many non-ferrous minerals.
• Northern Plains There is very little or no economic minerals in vast alluvial plains of North India.
• The economic activity of extraction of minerals from below the earth's surface is called mining.

Answer 2

Answer:

Iron: There are deposits of high grade iron ore in India. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka are the states with iron ore deposits. Mica: Mica is mainly found in Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.