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North Eastern Chotanagpur Plateau

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Iron ore, Bauxite, Coal, Manganese, Mica

Jharkhand, Odisha, WB, Chhattisgarh

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South Western Plateau

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Iron ore, Manganese, Bauxite, Limestone

Coal in Neyveli

K’taka, Goa, TN, Kerala

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Central Belt

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Iron Ore, Manganese, Bauxite, Limestone, Marble, coal, Mica

Chhattisgarh, AP, MP, Maharashtra

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North Western Region

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Non Ferrous metals like copper and zinc. Dolomite and Limestone

Sandstone, granite and Marble in Rajasthan

Rajasthan, Gujarat

Dharwar system of rocks - second oldest rocks (after archean), metamorphic sedimentary rocks

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Manganese

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World’s 5th largest producer

Sundergarh and kalagandi in Odisha
Dharwar, Bellary and Belgaum in K’taka

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Copper

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Jharkhand, MP, Rajasthan

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Bauxite

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Kalahandi and sambalpur in Odisha
Bhavnagar and Jamnagar in Gujarat
Chhattisgarh and MP

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Lead/ Galena

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Himalayas, TN, AP, Jharkhand, Rajasthan

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Zinc

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Rajasthan - Udaipur

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Gold

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Kolar in Ktaka and Ramagiri in AP
Placer deposits in Subarnarekha River Jharkhand

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Silver

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Rajasthan- Udaipur

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Mica

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India produces 60% of world’s supply

Rajasthan, Jharkhand, AP

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Limestone

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Mp

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Dolomite

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Odisha

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Coal

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Gondwana Coal: Jharguda (Chhattisgarh), Damodar, Mahanadi, Godavari, Narmada Valley

Tertiary: TN, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, WB

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World’s five largest offshore OIL FIELDS

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Safaniya Oil Field, Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia)
Upper Zakum (Persian Gulf), UAE
Manifa, Persian Gulf (Saudi)
Kashgan, Caspian Sea (Kazakhstan)
Lula (Brazil)

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Major Oil or Gas Fields in India

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Rajasthan - Barmer
Assam - Digboi, Naharkatiya, Moran
Gujarat - Ankaleshwar, Kalol, Mehsana, Nawagam, Kosamba

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Uranium Reserves in the World

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⅔ from Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia

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Uranium Provinces in India

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Rajasthan (Aravallis),
Karnata (Bhima basin),
AP (Cudapah basin), Chhattisgarh basin,
Jharkhand (Singbhum thrust belt),
Meghalaya (Mahadek Basin)

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Thorium Deposits India

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WB, Jharkhand, Odisha, AP, TN, Kerala

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Major Iron Compounds

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Haematite, Magnetite, Limonite, Siderite, Chamosite, Pyrite, Ilmenite

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Polymetallic Nodules

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Manganese + Iron Hydroxides
Abyssal Plains
Clarion Clipperton Zone (North America)
Penrhyn Basin
Peru basin
Indian Ocean

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