List of Major Minerals in India

Here is a list of major list of minerals in India:

Gold

In its original form, Gold contains traces of copper and silver. Gold nuggets typically contain between 70 and 95 percent gold, with the remaining content largely consisting of silver.

Manganese

The human body contains trace levels of manganese, a mineral. Concentrations are highest in the skeleton, the liver, the kidneys, and the pancreas to process food. Connective tissue, bones, blood clotting factors, as well as sex hormones can all benefit from manganese’s presence in the body.

Copper

Copper, both a mineral and an element, plays a significant role in the human experience. As a result of its great ductility and malleability, as well as its high thermal and electrical conductivity as well as resistance to corrosion, it is an important metal in the industrial sector.

Iron ore

Rocks and minerals that contain sufficient amounts of iron to allow for its extraction might be referred to as iron ores. Magnetite, titanomagnetite, pisolitic ironstone, and massive hematite are the four primary varieties of iron ore deposits. Massive hematite is the kind of iron ore that is mined the most frequently. The color of these ores can range from rusty red to dark gray, a bright yellow, or even a deep purple.

Mica

Mica is the mineral term given to a group of minerals that share similarities in both their physical appearance and their chemical composition. All of these minerals are silicates, and because they crystallize in layers, they are referred to as sheet silicates.

Limestone 

A sedimentary rock known as limestone is mostly made up of calcium carbonate, also known as calcite or dolomite, which is a double carbonate of calcium and magnesium. It is typically made up of minuscule fossils, shards of shells, and various other pieces of fossilized rubbish.

Gypsum 

Gypsum, or calcium sulfate dihydrate, is a form of sulfate mineral that is relatively soft. It is mined in many different countries and has a wide variety of applications, such as in agriculture, building, medicine, art, and cuisine.

Mineral Distribution in India: A mineral is a substance that occurs naturally, inorganic (never alive), solid that has a well-defined atomic structure on the inside, and a chemical composition that can only shift slightly without disrupting the crystal structure. India is blessed with numerous mineral resources and about 20,000 mineral deposits and recoverable reserves of about 60 minerals are present in India.