Describe the broad belts of minerals in India.

The three broad belts of minerals in India are:

a. The North Eastern plateau region: Chotanagpur, Odisa plateau, West Bengal, and certain parts of Chattisgarh. It has many minerals, such as iron ore, coal, manganese, bauxite, and mica.

b. The South Western Plateau region: Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. It has many rich ferrous metals, bauxite, manganese, limestone and high-grade iron ore. The coal deposits are held in Neyveli lignite. Goa has iron ore deposits. Kerala has deposits of monazite, thorium and bauxite clay.

c. The North-Western plateau region: Aravali in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The major minerals found in this belt are Copper and Zinc. Gujarat and Rajasthan both have rich sources of salt. Gujarat has a petroleum deposit. Has deposits of sandstone, granite, and gypsum.