SRIJAN KUMAR SHANDIL

🌍 Notes – Minerals and Energy Resources (Class 10 Geography) 🔹 What are Minerals? A mineral is a naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical composition. Found in rocks and formed by natural processes. Important for industries, agriculture, and human life. 🔹 Forms of Occurrence of Minerals Veins and Lodes – In igneous & metamorphic rocks (Tin, Copper, Lead, Zinc). Beds and Layers – In sedimentary rocks (Coal, Iron ore, Limestone). Alluvial Deposits – In sands of river valleys (Gold, Silver, Platinum). Marine Deposits – In ocean beds & sea shores (Magnesium, Salt, Gypsum). 🔹 Types of Minerals Metallic minerals: contain metals (Iron ore, Bauxite, Copper). Non-metallic minerals: no metals (Mica, Limestone, Gypsum). Energy minerals: used for fuel (Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas). 🔹 Distribution of Minerals in India Iron ore: Odisha (Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka. Manganese: Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Prade...