Minerals are commonly found in ores within igneous and metamorphic rocks in cracks, faults, and joints or within sedimentary rocks in layers and beds. Some minerals form through decomposition of rocks and weathering, leaving residual deposits like bauxite. Placer deposits of minerals like gold and silver form in alluvial deposits in valley floors. The ocean contains vast quantities of minerals like salt, magnesium, and bromine. Mineral distribution in India is uneven across different regions due to geological structures and formation processes over time.
Minerals are commonly found in ores within igneous and metamorphic rocks in cracks, faults, and joints or within sedimentary rocks in layers and beds. Some minerals form through decomposition of rocks and weathering, leaving residual deposits like bauxite. Placer deposits of minerals like gold and silver form in alluvial deposits in valley floors. The ocean contains vast quantities of minerals like salt, magnesium, and bromine. Mineral distribution in India is uneven across different regions due to geological structures and formation processes over time.
Minerals are commonly found in ores within igneous and metamorphic rocks in cracks, faults, and joints or within sedimentary rocks in layers and beds. Some minerals form through decomposition of rocks and weathering, leaving residual deposits like bauxite. Placer deposits of minerals like gold and silver form in alluvial deposits in valley floors. The ocean contains vast quantities of minerals like salt, magnesium, and bromine. Mineral distribution in India is uneven across different regions due to geological structures and formation processes over time.
Ores: A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or a mineral is extracted. Igneous and Metamorphic rocks: the minerals are found in cracks , faults and joints. The smaller occurrence are called veins and the lager is called lodes. Sedimentary Rocks In sedimentary a number of minerals occur in layers and beds. They are formed by decomposition. Insome cases decomposition of the rocks and removal of soluble constituents and leaves the residual of the weathered material containing ores Eg : bauxite. ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS When the alluvial soil gets deposited in sands of valley floors at the base of hills, certain minerals are formed. These deposits are called “placer deposits”.
The generally contain minerals that are not
corroded by water. Eg: gold, silver, platinum and tin. OCEAN WATER The ocean water contains a vast quantity of minerals. Common salt , magnesium and bromine are largely extracted from ocean water. Conclusion
The minerals in India are unevenly distributed
through out the country. Peninsular rocks contain most of the reserves of coal, metallic minerals, mica and many other non metals. Gujarat and Assam have major deposits of petrol. Rajasthan have the ores of non ferrous metals. These variations in distribution of the minerals is because of the geological structure, process and time involved in the formation of minerals