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India: Minerals and Energy Resources

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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What are Minerals?

  • Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with definite chemical composition
  • Formed through abiotic processes in Earth's interior over geological time
  • Can exist in solid (iron, gold), liquid (petroleum, mercury), or gaseous (natural gas) forms
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Metallic Minerals

  • Iron Ore: Base of industrial development, four types in India (Hematite, Magnetite, Limonite, Siderite)
  • Major iron producers: Karnataka (highest), Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh
  • Manganese: Essential for steel industry, mixed with iron to make flexible steel
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Non-Metallic Minerals

  • Limestone: Major use in cement production, also used in iron melting, chemicals, construction
  • Major limestone producers: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu (produce 70%)
  • In Gujarat: Jamnagar, Kachchh, Amreli, Kheda are major producing districts
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Energy Resources Classification

  • Conventional Energy: Coal, Mineral oil, Natural gas, Atomic minerals (non-renewable, commercial)
  • Non-conventional Energy: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Bio-gas, Geothermal, Tidal (renewable)
  • Commercial Energy: Traded in market (coal, oil, electricity)

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