Granite Slabs
In Chhotanagpur area, there are deposits of at least five different colours of granite. On the basis of variation in colour and design, there will be many sub varieties of the main five varieties, which on the choice of the intending buyers, can be processed to yield slabs and tiles to be supplied to them. Out of these, the deposit of Semra, Salatua, Nawadih and adjoining areas in Palamu, are milky-white in colour, part of which are not only suitable for manufacture of
granite slabs ...
Decorative Stones
Decorative Stones of Bihar Characteristics & Distribution
Bihar is endowed with vast resources of granites and other decorative stones having various colour-shades, textures and patterns. Detailed geological exploration for delineating and demarcating the actual mine able portions of these deposits is badly needed to promote the stone based industries of the State which is yet in an infant stage. ...
Black Granite slabs
The basic and ultrabasic rocks like dolerite, gabbro, anorthosite, norite, amphibolite, etc. in commercial parlance, are termed ad black-granite. They occur as intrusives in form of lenses and bands. ...
Multicoloured Granite slabs
Grey, Pink and multicoloured granites are widespread throughout Chhotanagpur region. Grey granite with fine to medium grained uniform texture resembling 'Sira-grey' of Himalayan Granite Madras, are located in village Tangar Basli on Mander-Bero road. Extensive deposits of grey granite are located on both eastern and western sides of Tupudana - Khunti road in Ranchi district. Extensive deposits of light pink granite gneiss are available from areas around Garhwa, Bishrampur, Latehar and l Balumath in Palamu district. ...
Other Decorative Stones
The other decorative stones which are in demand, include sandstones, quartzite's, calc-silicates, slates, schists and rose- quartz. ...
Calc-Silicates
The popular Kota-stone of Rajasthan are geologically the flaggy calc-silicates, which are well-bedded and easily worked stone. ...
Slates
Slates of good quality is quarried in the Kharagpur hills in the neighbourhood of Dharhara Station, Monghyr, and is used for roofing, flooring, ...
Rose-Quartz
Associated with many of the pegmatite's of the mica-belts, there is abundant occurrence of Rose-Quartz. This varies from pale-pink to rosy colours and is translucent. ...