Question

Mention any four features of non-metailic minerals in India.

Answer 1

1. Non-metallic minerals are excellent electrical and thermal insulators.
2. Among the non-metallic minerals produced in India, mica is the important one.
3. The other minerals extracted for local consumption are limestone, dolomite and phosphate.
4. Limestone, which is abundant in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, is the basic raw material for the cement industry and is required for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace.