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MICA

India produces about 60 % mica of the world. Mika is found as sheets in igneous
and metamorphic rocks.
Three kinds of Mica -

1. Ruby Mika—White mica 2. Muscovite Mica – light pink mica


2. Biotite Mica – black or dark colored mica

Major Mica producing areas

1. Jharkhand – Kodarma, Giridih and Hazaribag. Ruby Mica is found in Kodarma.


2. Bihar - Nawada-Gaya area which is adjacent to Kodarma.


3. Andhra Pradesh -- Nellore, Vishakhapatnam and Krishna districts.


4. Rajasthan - Jipur, Udaipur, and Bhilwara districts.

Statewise Mica Reserve (in descending order)

Rajasthan (largest)

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Bihar –Jharkhand

Statewise Mica Production (in descending order)

Andhra Pradesh (largest)

Rajasthan

Jharkhand