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India is bestowed with rich mineral resources due to its geological structure. Correlate the above statement with large mineral belts of India.

  • UPSC 2022
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Mineralisation in India is governed by a single fact: metallic minerals require ancient crystalline rock, and India's ancient crystalline rock is the Peninsular Shield.

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  • The geological premise
  • The mineral belts and their structural correlates
  • 1. The North-Eastern Peninsular belt
  • 2. The Central belt
  • 3. The Southern belt
  • 4. The South-Western belt
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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