Mineral Resources and Production in India

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A naturally occurring substance with a specific chemical composition, found with rocks on Earth.

A major ferrous metallic mineral in India, used to make steel and is vital for the iron and steel industry.

Magnetite, Hematite, Limonite, and Siderite are the four main types based on metal content and impurities.

Jharkhand, Odisha, and Karnataka have the largest iron ore deposits in India.

Used in producing iron, steel, and often exported to various countries.

Used in steel, chemicals, electrical parts, and colored glass.

A mixture of sand, iron oxide, and aluminum oxide; has clay-like texture.

Pyrolusite, Psilomelane, Magnatite, Branite, and Holyandite are types of manganese ore.

Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra are main producers.

Bauxite is crucial for extracting aluminum.

Producing aluminum metal.

5th in the world for bauxite deposits.

Transparent, heat-resistant, shiny, insulating, elastic.

Telephones, telegraphs, wireless, glass, varnish, artificial rubber, dynamos, and chemical industries.

Muscovite (white), Biotite (black), Phlogopite (brown) and Lepidolite (etc.).