A mineral is a naturally occurring chemical compound,[1] usually of crystalline form and abiogenic in origin. A mineral has one specific chemical composition, whereas a rock can be an aggregate of different minerals or mineraloids. The study of minerals is called mineralogy...learn more through this..

2. Minerals is defined as a natural chemical compund
which is homogeneous in nature; with a definable
internal structure.
It is obtained from lodes and veins between
cracks,crevices,faults or joints in sedimentary and
metamorphic rocks.

3. Minerals are classified into three parts broadly:
1. Metallic Minerals
2. Non-Metallic Minerals
3. Energy Resources

4. Metallic minerals is defined as the minerals consists of
metallic content.It contains metal in raw form.
Example:Iron ore,Bauxite,Manganese..etc.

5. Metallic minerals further classified into two types:
• Ferrous Minerals
• Non-Ferrous Minerals

6. • Ferrous Minerals is defined as the minerals having iron
contents in it.
• Ferrous minerals accounts for about 3/4th of total value of
production of metallic minerals.
• It provides a strong base for development of metallurgical
industries.
• Example: Manganese & Hemadite

7. • It is one of the most important minerals and known as the
“Backbone of Industrial Development”.
• India is endowed with fairly abundant resources of iron
ore.India is rich in good quality of iron ores.

8. • Mangnetite is the finest iron with about 70% iron
contents.It has excellent magnetic qualilities,especially
valuable in the electrical industry.
• Hematite is the most important ore in terms of quantity
used,but has slightly lower iron content about 50 - 60%
than magnetite.

9. • Odisha-Jharkhand belt
• Durg-bastar-Chandrapur belt
• Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru
• Maharastra-Goa Belt

10. • Non ferrous minerals is defined as the minerals do not
containing any iron contents in it.
• India has non-ferrous minerals but not upto satisfactory.
• It provides a strong base for various industries like
electrical,metallurgical,cement..etc.industries.
• Example: Copper,Lead etc.

11. • India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of
Copper.
• Being malleable,ductileand good conductor,copper is
mainly used in electrical cables,electronics and chemical
industries.
Location: Balaghat mines in Madhya Pradesh
Khetri mines in Rajasthan

12. • Bauxite is a clay-like substance that alumina and later
aluminium is obtained.
• Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a
variety of rocks rich in aluminium silicates.
Location: Amarkantak Plateau
Maikal Hills
Bilaspur-Katni region

13. • Minerals lacking metals content is defined as Non-Metallic
minerals.
Example: Mica, Limestone..etc.

14. It is one of the important non-metallic mineral which can be
easily splits into sheets and due to its excellent di-electric
strength,low power loss factor,resistance to high voltage and
insulating properties,mica is used in electronic industries.
Location: Chotanagpur plateau
Hazaribagh of Jharkhand
• Nellore mica belt of Andra Pradesh is an important
producer in the country.

15. • Limestone is found in association with rocks composed of
calcium carbonates or calcium and magnesium
carbonates.
• It is the basic raw material for the cement industry and
essential for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace.
• It is mainly found in Andra pradesh and Karnataka.

16. All appreciate the strond dependence of industry and
agriculture upon mineral deposits.The total volume of
workable mineral deposits is an significant fraction i.e 1% of
the earth's crust.We are rapidly consuming the
minerals,which takes millions of years to be created or
concentrated.Minerals are finite and non-renewable.So
conservation is necessary.

18. • Minimising the use of minerals or by using minerals in a
sustainable manner.
• Using Renewable or Non-conventional sources of energy
.
• Improved technologes need to be constantly evolved in
order to use low grade ores at low cost.
• Recycling of metals by using scrap metals and other
substitutes for further saving of resources.