How Have Indian Natural Stones Gathered Global Attention?
Indian Natural Stones comprise of Stones quarried, manufactured, supplied and exported by the Indian stone industry. India possesses a wide spectrum of dimensional stones that include Granite, Marble, Sandstone, Slate and Limestone which are available in various parts of India. These stones are further processed into blocks, slabs, structural slabs, monuments, tomb stones, sculptures, cobbles, pebbles and landscape garden stones.
Indian history, right from the ancient times has witnessed the use of these dimension stones into building the architectural heritage. Caves, tombs, temples, mosques, stupas have made use of different stones in their construction and these structures give the proof of durability and longevity of these dimensional stones.
Even in the modern era, stone architecture has not lost its popularity or usage. No civil construction can be said to be complete without these stones. India has also proved its expertise in exploration and mining of commercial rock deposits which has given an international market and global recognition to Indian stone industry.
There are various mining sites of each of these natural stones in India.
ď ś Let’s first discuss the most beautiful stone which is admired for its pristine beauty and elegance, which is called Marble. Marble displays its graceful presence in the Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, situated in Agra. This symbol of eternal love speaks volume of the purity, durability and majestic looks in this variety of marble, which is quarried from the place called Makrana in Rajasthan, the desert state which boasts of the world’s largest marble-producing area in Rajnagar. Other varieties, found in Rajasthjan are called Andhi, Salumber, Yellow Marble, Bidasar and Indian Green Marble. Apart from Rajasthan, varieties of marble are quarried from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh too.
India is ranked fifth in export of processed Granite Stone, which has its reserves in Madhya Pradesh, Orrisa, Tamil Nadu, Karnatka, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. India has varieties of granite in over 200 shades.
90% of the country’s Sandstone reserves are in Rajasthan apart from Assam, Bihar, U.P., West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu. India is one of the leading countries in mining and export of best quality sandstone in variety of colours and shades. Some of very popular varieties of Indian Sandstone are Tint Mint, White Mint, Modak, Agra Red, Rainbow, Dholpur Pink, etc.
India’s Slate reserves are found in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Some of the varieties of Indian Slate include Jak Black, Silver Shine, Silver Grey, Peacock, Panther, Deoli Green etc.
The most prominent Limestone occurrences in India are found in Kota and Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan, which are known as Kota stone and yellow limestone respectively. Some other well known varieties are Gulbarga, Kaddapa Stone and Milliotic Limestone. Mostly India Limestone reserves are in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
We at Elegant Natural Stones are the manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of all the premium varieties of Indian Natural Stones all across the globe. India’s rich deposits of stones and our contribution in supplying them to the rest of the world, has led to the construction of many beautiful structures all over the world. Browse through our website and be assured of the quality service.
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