Garnet Is The Treasure Stone Of Heavy Minerals Says VV Mineral, Vaikundarajan
Annually, India exports nearly 650,000 tonnes of garnet, of which over 85 % of the mineral comes from Tamil Nadu. Such a figure has only taken place after roughly 20 years of relentless efforts by the private sector in the industry.
Garnet, a large group of rock-forming minerals is mostly associated with a red gemstone. However, garnet occurs in many other colors and has many other uses. Garnet’s more than just a mineral; it is a gem, an abrasive, a filtered gem.
In India, heavy minerals are found in the coastal areas, near beach surfaces in the state of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala’s East coast and Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu is the sixth most populous