MICA Mineral : Distribution in India

• Mica is a mineral made up of a series of plates or leaves. It can be clear, black, green, red yellow or brown. 

• Due to its excellent di-electric strength, low power loss factor, insulating properties and resistance most used in electric and electronic industries.

• Mica deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau, Koderma Gaya – Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand; around Ajmer in Rajasthan and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.

• Mica in India is produced in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telanganga and Rajasthan followed by Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.

• In Jharkhand, high quality mica is obtained in a belt extending over a distance of about 150 km, in length and about 22 km, in width in lower Hazaribagh plateau.

• In Andhra Pradesh, Nellore district produces the best quality mica. 

• In Rajasthan, mica belt extends for about 320 kms from Jaipur to Bhilwara and around Udaipur. 

• Mica deposits also occur in Mysuru and Hasan districts of Karanataka; Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai and Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu; Alleppey in Kerala; Ratnagiri in Maharashtra; Purulia and Bankura in West Bengal.