MARBLE DEPOSITS IN INDIA
Wide deposits of marbles are found in India. States containing the maximum marble deposits are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. Several new ranges are also being developed of this stone for the purpose of economic exploitation. The states practicing this include Sikkim, Maharashtra, Bihar, J&K, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. One of the prominent repositories of Indian Marble is Rajasthan. Major reserves of the marble stone are there in various districts of Rajasthan including Jaipur, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Sirohi, Bundi, Pali, Ajmer, Alwar, Dungarpur and Banswara. Major varieties of marble include, Phalodi Pink, Indo- Italian, Jhiri Onyx, Forest Green, Makrana Kumari White and Makrana Albeta along with others. Gujarat comes next to Rajasthan when it comes to marble stone reserves. The districts including marble reserves are Panchmahals, Vadodara, Kachchh, and Bharuch. Deposits of these stones are also available in Guntur, Kurnool, Anantapur, Cud...