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Minerals

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this slide gives you over all information regarding metallic ,non metallic and atomic minerals .this is for upsc aspirants

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  1. MINERALS
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  3. INTRODUCTION o Wide Variety Of Minerals Available In India o India 'Abundant- Coal,iron, Mica ,Manganese,titanium Etc..,-Export o Deficiency-copper Ore ,Lead , Zinc - Import
  4. RIBUTION OF MINERAL BELT Mineral belt North eastern peninsular belt South western belt North western belt location Jharkhand ,west bengal,odisha Karnataka ,goa Rajasthan ,gujarat Minerals found Manganese,bauxite,coppe r coal,iron ore ,mica,chromite beryl ,apatite Clay ,iron ore Non ferrous ,uranium,petroleum,mica gypsum,emerald
  5. Southern belt Central belt Karnataka plateau ,tamilnadu a.p,chattis garh,madhya pradesh,maharastra Bauxite ,ferrous materials Bauxite ,uranium ,manganese,lime stone ,mica ,marble ,coal ,gems etc.,
  6. Type of minerals Metallic minerals Non metallic minerals Atomic minerals
  7. Metallic minerals o Iron ore Manganese Chromite O Copper Nickel O Lead Zinc ,tungsten,bauxite,gold ,silver O
  8. Iron ore Magnetite -72% pure iron-a.p ,jharkhand ,goa ,kerala ,tn ,karnataka Hematite -60-70% pure iron- formed by volcanic activity -a.p,jharkhand ,odisha ,chattisgarh ,goa ,karnataka ,maharastra ,rajasthan Limonite -40-60% pure iron -andhra ,gujarat,jammu ,karnataka ,manipur ,nagaland ,odisha ,rajasthan Siderite-40-50% pure iron - gujarat,himachal ,madhya pradesh , karnataka , rajasthan
  9. Manganese -atomic number of 25 - symbol Mn. 12th most common element found in the crust of the Earth. India is the world's fifth largest producer of manganese ore after Brazil, Gabon, South Africa and Australia. Orissa is the largest producer and produces over 37 per cent manganese ore of India It is commonly extracted from pyrolusite ore Manganese is used in standard disposable batteries, but this use is becoming less common as lithium battery technology improves. Found in karnataka ,odisha,m.p,maharastra,goa
  10. Chromite Chromite Chromium - symbol Cr and atomic number 24 Black in clour Odisha is the largest producer in india. Chomiteis iron chromium oxide .
  11. AFGHANISTAN UAMMU a KASHMIR HIMACHAL PRADESH PAKISTAN UTTARAKHA ,-.ÅBRYANA CHINA WEST BENGAL INDIA Chromate Mines HUTAN ASSAM RAJASTHAN UUARAT Darn Sn & Oi9 Arabian Sea N EPA UTTAR PRADESH MADHYA PRADESH MEGHALAYA BANGLADESH khrul Ta eng long MA PUR RAM MYANMAR & .éfe ncfåjfi.r Dhe n ka nalO Cutta Ck MAHARASHTRA ODISHA TELANGANA _ "Ghha ANDHRA PRADESH KARNATAKA H asan • MYsore SRI LANKA N D A N o c E A Bengal International Boundary State ry Chromate øMine Map not to Scale Copyright @ 2014 www.mapsofindia.com 'Updated on 2nd 2014)
  12. copper Used in electrical and automobile industry Copper mix with iron + steel gives stainless steel Copper + nickel= called as monel metal Copper + aluminium=called as duralumin Copper + zinc = brass Copper + tin= bronze
  13. AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN JAMMU KASHMIR HIMACHAL PRADESH pu N JAB UTTARAKHA CHINA SIK Haza_c.itßg KHANÖ WEST BENGAL HUTAN INDIA COPPER MINES ASSAM u u n un Aj me r. Alwar RAJASTHAN O Jaip Aj mer. Pali o Bhilwai@ Sirohio upa rh NEPA UTTAR PRADESH paia mu Ba a ODISHA EGHALAYA BANGLADESH Ben gal MA RAM MYANMAR WAR AT Diu DAO RA & NACAR HAVELI Arab i an DungGBur MADHYA PRADESH Betu I o MA HARASHTRA KA RNATA KA TELANGANA PRADESH •P u ducherry N D A N o c E A SRI LANKA N International Boundary State ry Copper M i nes Map not to Scale Copyright @ 2014 [email protected] (Updated on 2nd June 20-14)
  14. Odisha largest producer of nickel in india Doesnot occur free in nature ,often combine with copper ,uranium and other metals . Nickel + aluminium= manufacture of aeroplanes ,ic engines Nickel +steel = bullet jackets ,motor cars Nickel + silver = coin making
  15. lead O O Rajasthan - leading producer Bad conducor of heat Places lead found are -TON, A.P, ,HIMALAYAS , ,RAJASTHAN IT IS FOUND OCCASIONALLY IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS .
  16. ZINC Zinc Production Not Good In India USED IN DRY BATTERIES ,RUBBER INDUSTRY Almost 70% Of Our Zinc Require Ment Is Met By Imports ,Mainly From Zaire ,Canada,australia , Russia .
  17. TUNGSTEN Valuable Metal Obtained From Its Chief ore called wolfarm o Steel + tungsten= manufacture of heavy guns ,hard cutting tools , Used in electric bulbs filaments ,paints etc., 0 95% of wol farm used by steel industry Depoists are found in rajasthan & west bengal
  18. Bauxite Raw material for making aluminium Depending on iron content it appears like pinkish ,whitish or reddish in color Bauxite is a rock containing hydrated aluminium oxides Odisha is the first largest producer of india in bauxite Gujarat - second place
  19. Gold Valuable yellow metal Karnataka - kolar mines -largest producer of gold in india. A.p -second place Used for making ornaments
  20. silver o It is the highest electrical conductivity + thermal conductivity ( compared to any other metal) o Important currency metal Value next to gold Used in photo graphy , ,colouring glass ,making ornaments
  21. Non metallic minerals O O O O O Mica Limestone Dolomite Asbestos Magnesite Kyanite Gypsum diamonds
  22. Mica Jharkhand -largest producing state Rajasthan - second place 60% of world total production Koderma in jharkhand is known as mica capital of india Types of mica found in india - muscovite ,phlogopite ,biotite Valuable mineral in electrical and electronics industry because of good insulating properties & with stand high voltages .
  23. Lime stone Madhya pradesh - largest producer of lime stone . Rajasthan -second place Sedimentary rock - consist of more calcium carbonate is known as lime stone . lime stone also Contains small amount of silica ,magnesium,al,iron oxides ,phosphorus and sulphur Usage cement factory) ,16% (iron and steel factory ),4% - chemicl factory ,remaining paper ,sugar,glass ,rubber ,fertilizers factories
  24. dolomite Odisha -largest producer of dolomite in india. When lime stone has more than 10% magnesium it is called dolomite % of magnesium increases to 45% it is called true dolomite. o It is used by farmers to control the PH of the soil. Used in pharmaceuticals .90% of dolomite used by steel factory.
  25. Asbestos o It is a fiber mineral Rajasthan - largest producer A.p - second place o It is used for making aprons ,gloves ,curtains ,brake linings in auto mobiles ,mats
  26. Magnesite Tamilnadu is the largest producer in india Steel industry uses magnesite Used for manufacturing special type of cement for pasting tiles, fire proof floorings .
  27. Kyanite Jharkhand -largest prducer O India -first in world for largest deposition of kyanite in the world All the Three grades of kyanite found here ,depends on O aluminum content. First grade - 62-64% Second grade - 58-62% Third grade -54-58% it can with stand high temp..used in making spark plug in automobiles .
  28. gypsum Transparent mineral Hydrated sulphate of calcium is called gypsum o It is found in sedimentary rocks Used in cement for controlling setting time Rajasthan -largest producer In tamilnadu most of the deposits found in thiruchirapalli
  29. Diamonds Highly valuable mineral Because of their unique qualities like transparency,hardness They are naturally formed at high temp. and high pressure at the depths of 140 - 190 kms in earth's mantle . New kimberlite fields are discovered recently in raichur -gulburga districts of karnataka. Further investigations for diamonds carried out in a.p,m.p,karnataka.
  30. Atomic minerals Uranium Thorium Beryllium o lithium
  31. uranium Found in singhbum and hazaribagh districts of jharkhand ,gaya district of bihar ,and in the sedimentary rocks of saharanpur district of u.p. Monazite sand - extract uranium India produces about 2% of world's uranium.
  32. thorium o It is also extracted from monazite .which contains 10% thoria and 0.3 % percent urania Estimation of to 508,000 tonnes . Places found are: kerala ,jharkhand ,bihar ,tamil nadu ,rajasthan are the main producers.
  33. Beryillum Beryillum oxide is used in nuclear reactors for atomic power generation. o India has sufficient reserves of beryillum to meet the require ments of atomic power generation.
  34. Lithium Light metal Found in jharkhand ,m.p,rajasthan