Which of the following statements correctly describes the distribution and geological occurrence of non-ferrous and strategic mineral resources in India?
- The Zawar mining belt in Rajasthan is India's principal source of lead and zinc ores, hosted mainly within Proterozoic dolomite rocks of the Aravalli Supergroup.Cevap
- BThe Sukinda valley region in Odisha contains India's largest reserves of native copper hosted within Tertiary sedimentary formations.
- CThe Panna mineral region in Madhya Pradesh is renowned as India's primary source of lode gold deposits associated with Archaean greenstone belts.
- DThe Malanjkhand deposit in Madhya Pradesh constitutes India's largest reserve of bauxite formed through lateritic weathering of Deccan traps.
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The statement identifying the Zawar mining belt in Rajasthan as India's principal lead and zinc deposit hosted in Proterozoic dolomite rocks of the Aravalli Supergroup is correct.
The Zawar mining belt situated near Udaipur in Rajasthan represents India's primary producing field for lead and zinc (sphalerite and galena). Geologically, these stratabound deposits occur within Proterozoic crystalline dolomite and quartzite formations belonging to the Aravalli Supergroup.
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Geological occurrence and regional distribution of non-ferrous mineral belts in India