Prelims · 5 Andhra Pradesh Geography · 5.7 Minerals, energy, industries and ports

5.7.1 Minerals of AP: barytes, limestone, beach sands, uranium and others

Andhra Pradesh is rich in non-metallic minerals: it has the world's largest single barytes deposit, large uranium and limestone reserves, the famous galaxy granite, Nellore mica and heavy mineral sands along the north coast.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • barytes
  • Mangampeta
  • Tummalapalle
  • uranium
  • galaxy granite
  • Chimakurthy
  • mica
  • Gudur
  • beach sands
  • Kollur
  • Vajrakarur
  • Jonnagiri
  • Cuddapah basin
  • APMDC

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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