MINERALS OF

RAJASTHAN
FROM – GURUSHA RAJ 

ENROLLMENT N0. - IISU/2020/ADM/32139

COURSE – BSC HONS SEM VI

SUBMITTING TO – MRS. VAISHALI GUPTA 

Minerals of Rajasthan 
• Rajasthan is a state that is rich in minerals. The rajasthan state is sanctified with
seventy-nine mineral varieties out of which fifty-eight minerals are commercially
subjugated.
•  Rajasthan has effective domination in the manufacturing of major minerals like lead-
zinc, wollastonite, gypsum, calcite, ochre, silver, rock phosphate and other minerals like
sandstone, serpentine, marble, etc., That contributes around ninety percent to hundred
percent of national production.
• Massive reserves of crude oil, lignite, heavy oil, lean gas and bitumen further add to the
state’s mineral strength. Rajasthan contributes appreciably to the production of lead,
copper and zinc.
APATITE
& ASBESTOS
Apatite crops up as a main ingredient of igneous
rocks, but as an ornamental mineral. It also crops up
as a layer mineral. It is natural phosphate mineral
having a specific chemical symphony. In Rajasthan,
apatite mineral occurs in the districts
of Udaipur and Sikar.
Rajasthan constitutes around 96 percent of India’s
entire asbestos production. The deposits of asbestos
are chiefly located in the south of Rajasthan state.
Asbestos is limited to the tainted ultramafic
intrusive inside the rocks of the Aravalli, Delhi
supergroups and Bhilwara. Rajasthan state
BAUXITE
• Bauxite is a mineral that is used chiefly for
aluminum metal extraction in the chemical as
well as refractory industries, emery powder
manufacturing, petroleum products refining and
cement paint. Rajasthan contributes very
irrelevant bauxite quantity predictable at 3 million
Tonnes. It is found in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
BERYL
• Beryl is the silicate of aluminum and beryllium.
Beryl is the major source of beryllium that is
comparatively lighter than aluminum metal.
When Beryl is alloyed with copper and heated,
the alloy builds up high tensile potency and
capability to endure repeated pressure. Beryl
occurs in alliance with mica pegmatite in mica
mines of Udaipur, Bhilwara and Ajmer districts
GRANITE
• The occurrences of granite Rajasthan are
dispersed over extensive areas in Alwar,
Ajmer, Barmer, Chittaurgarh,
Dungarpur, Banswara, Jhunjhunun,
Jaipur, Bhilwara, Jodhpur, Jalor,
Jaisalmer, Pali, Sawai Madhopur,
Sirohi, Sikar, Nagaur, Rajsamand,
Udaipur and Tonk districts.
MARBLE &
SANDSTONE

• Marble is largely excavated from Rajnagar,

Rikhabdev, Andhi, Makrana,
Bhaislana and Ajmer areas.
• Rajasthan is one of the major centers of sandstone
export. The significant occurrences of sandstone are
found in Bikaner, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Bundi,
Jodhpur and Kota districts.