Identify the resources that are important but deficit in U.P state
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Answer:
A number of minerals are found in our state. Some of them are Potassium, Calcium, Sodium, Coal, Petroleum, Iron ore etc.
Explanation:
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List of Mineral Resources found in the districts of Uttar Pradesh
There are a huge quantity of mineral resources are found in the Vindhya mountain range of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has many resources like limestone, Magnesite, Copper, Gypsum. In this article, Jagran josh is publishing the list of the minerals found in this state. There are lot of questions are asked in the different exams based on these minerals.
Explanation:
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Minerals
District Name
1.
Diamond
Banda, Mirzapur
2.
Gold
In the range of Sharda and Ramganga, Parishi area (Sonbhadra), Berwar (Lalitpur)
3.
Uranium
Lalitpur
4.
Line stone
Guruma-Kanaach-Basahari (Mirzapur), Kajrahat (Sonbhadra)
5.
Bauxite
Banda, Varanasi, Lalitpur
6.
Potash salts
Allahabad, Chandauli, Banda, Jhansi, Sonbhadra
7.
Dolomite
Bari (Sonbhadra), Banda
8.
Glass sand
Shankargarh, Lohargarh (Allahabad), Bargarh (Banda), Aligarh, Chitrakoot
9.
Andalusite
Sonbhadra, Mirzapur
10.
Soapstone
Hamirpur, Jhansi
11.
Pyrites
Sonbhadra
12.
Rock phosphate
Lalitpur
13.
Ocher
Banda
14.
Silimineite
Sonbhadra
15.
China clay
Sonbhadra, Banda
16.
Calcite
Mirzapur
17.
Iron ore
Lalitpur
18.
Granite
Banda, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Mahoba
19.
Diaspore
Jhansi, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Hamirpur
20.
Sand stone
Mirzapur
21.
Gypsum
Jhansi, Hamirpur
22.
Asbestos
Mirzapur, Jhansi
23.
Marble
Mirzapur, Sonbhadra
24.
Feldspar
Jhansi
If we compare minerals found in the whole of Uttar Pradesh to the minerals found in the entire country, then this state has only 2% of the total value of the resources found the country. Minerals in this state are found mainly in the southern plateau parts of the state.
There is not much minerals in this region because of Alluvial deposits in its geologic structure, which often lacks minerals.