Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.7 Minerals and energy resources

4.7.1 Minerals in India: classification and mineral belts

India's minerals sit mostly in the old crystalline rocks of the Peninsula, in a few well-marked belts, and are regulated mainly under the MMDR Act, 1957.

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Key terms

  • mineral
  • ferrous
  • non-ferrous
  • veins and lodes
  • placer
  • residual
  • mineral belts
  • MMDR Act
  • minor minerals

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