The state of Himachal Pradesh with numerousglaciers, a large network of perennial streams/rivers,extensive vegetative cover has following naturalresources. Nearly the entire area of Himachal Pradeshhas been covered by systematic geological mappingwith the reported occurrence of a number of nonmetallic,metallic and other minerals. A variety ofminerals are known from the state but for limestone/dolomite, baryte and gypsum, all others are ofacademic significance.
Nature has endowed Himachal Pradesh with a number of important minerals such as, salt, gypsum, clays, mica, limestone, barytes, iron, pyrite and lead, but of these salt and limestone and slate are of significance. The deposits of slate are found in Mandi, Kangra and Chamba district. Rock salt deposits are located in Mandi district at Gumma and Darang.
Gypsum is found in Sirmaur district. The limestone which is useful raw material for cement industry is found in abundance in Bilaspur, Sirmaur, Mandi and Solan district. In recent survey uranium deposits have been reported in Kullu and Hamirpur districts. Since a long time ONGC has been making efforts to locate combustible gas at Jawalamukhi (Kangra) and DeotSidh (Hamirpur).
The list of Minerals in Himachal Pradesh
ASBESTOS
Kangra District
Small occurrence of asbestos of uneconomicnature occurs in a nala south east of Kami village (32°12’: 78°07’).
Mandi District
The highly weathered basaltic rocks of DarlaVolcanics exposed along the right bank of a smallnala flowing between Ardhi and Badsar contain verythin fibres of asbestos.
Shimla District
Chrysotile asbestos was observed by CaptainPalmer in association with a dolerite dyke on the Shaliridge, north of Shimla. The fibres reach upto a lengthof 3.5 cm.
BARYTE
Kinnaur District
Snow white, massive to cryptocrystalline barite occurs as epigenetic hydrothermal veins andquartz-baryte lenses in
Locality: Dhurmsala meteorite, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Troilite
Locality: Dhurmsala meteorite, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India
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