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Indian Green Marble: It is found in Rajasthan, India; Indian Green Marble's most quarries are situated in Kesariyaji, which is 60  km far from Udaipur, Rajasthan India. This Indian green marble is known by name all over the world. In Europe, people know Indian green marble as a Verde Guatemala.
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for interior as well as exterior use. Sandstone products from India include names like Tint Mint, White Mint, Mint Fossils, Modak, Agra Red, Rainbow Sandstone, Raj Green, Teak, Buff Brown, Dhoplur Chocolate, Beige, Dholpur Pink, Lalitpur Pink, Mandana Red, Jodhpur pink, Jodhpur red, and Jaisalmer
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India has varieties of granite in over 250 shades. As of 2005, Granite reserves in India was 37,426 million cubic meters and ranked fifth in the export of processed product. Resources are found in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
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India is pioneer in exploration and mining of commercial rock deposits and in establishing a firm base for stone industry. India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cubic metres, comprising over 160 shades of Dimension Stone Granites (DSG), accounts for about 205 of the world
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Few important names in slate are Jak Black, Silver Shine, Silver grey, Panther, Deoli Green, Peacock, Peacock Multi, Kund Black, Kund Multi, and so on. Being to some extent fragile in nature, it is good for interior use only and can be used in even as a washboard.
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Andhra Pradesh and Telangana put, together, possess 32% of the country's total reserves of limestone. World-renowned Narzi limestone is available in Kadapa district. Commercial grade limestone deposits are being exploited from
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Rajasthan - Abu Black: This is one of the rare black textured marble available. Only produced in the mines of Abu road, this black textured stone is a decorative marble used in temples and sculptures.
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from Karnataka is being extensively used as a dimensional stone as well. India also contains many stones which are semiprecious like zoisite, apophyllite, cavansite, muscovite mica, almandine, etc.
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Many varieties are available in Indian green marble. Indian Green Marble is exported to Africa, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and many Asian countries. It is found in
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resources. Of the 300 varieties being traded in the world market, nearly half of them are from India. Commercially viable granite and other rock deposits are reported from
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to process the material produced. Agaria is a variety of this area, with numerous other varieties and patterns, primarily in white base. The marble is
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adversely affect the quality of rock deposit. Detection of natural defects in decorative and dimensional stone industry play vital role in the
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There are some other dimensional stones being quarried and used in consumption, in addition to the dimensional stones already detailed above.
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districts. Total India's limestones are estimated about 93,623 million tonnes. Limestones are extensively utilized for the manufacturing of
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India is among the leading countries when it comes to mining and export of sandstone. Sandstone from India is available in different
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This tradition of Stone Architecture has continued to the present era, with most of the important modern buildings in India like the
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The success of commercial stone industry solely depends upon defects in rock/stone. Natural defects in ornamental/commercial
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Rajnagar Marble: World's largest marble-producing area, with over 2,000 gang saw units located in the nearby town of
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has been influenced considerably by the disposition, development and use of stones and other construction materials.
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districts are widely used in our country for paneling, and flooring purposes. Sullavai limestone of Karminagar and
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in India has evolved into the production and manufacturing of blocks, flooring slabs, structural slabs, monuments,
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bricks are quarried in huge quantities and are utilized as bricks in the construction of houses and for
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Madhya Pradesh - Katni Range: It is famous for its beige-colored marble, which is dolomitic but highly
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Kotastone of Kota district and Yellow Limestone of Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan are the prime
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have been used as building stones since ancient times. Other quartzitic bands, occurring with
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Yellow Marble: Jaisalmer stone is found in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. Though not been
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Marble was used for building tombs, temples and palaces. For a time it was considered as
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have also left deep imprints on the architectural heritage of the country. Innumerable
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Bidasar: These are ultra basic rocks in shades of brown and green colour found in
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was constructed from Indian marble. Some of the rock-cut structures include
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seams as overburden is also used as building stone. The huge deposits of
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occurrences in India. Other deposits include the Shahabad Stone of
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A pristine historical stone in Mahasthangarh, Bogra, Bangladesh
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and also building stones, particularly flooring, and roofing.
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possesses a wide spectrum of dimensional stones that include
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Andhi Marble: Located near the capital city of the state of
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districts of Andhra Pradesh, Milliolitic Limestone from
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Gujarat - AmbaJi White Marble: It can be compared with
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stands testimony to the relevance of marble in modern
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of 3rd century BC have also been carved out of stone.
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have been carved out of locally available stones. The
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