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    CBSE Notes Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 - Minerals and

    Energy Resources
    What is a Mineral?
    • Mineral is defined as a “homogenous, naturally occurring substance with a definable
    internal structure.”
    • Minerals are found in varied forms in nature, ranging from the hardest diamond to
    the softest talc.
    • Rocks are combinations of homogeneous substances called minerals.

    Mode of Occurrence of Minerals

    • Minerals are usually found in “ores”. The term ore is used to describe an accumulation
    of any mineral mixed with other elements.

    Minerals generally occur in the following forms:

    • In igneous and metamorphic rocks, minerals may occur in the cracks, crevices, faults
    or joints.
    • In sedimentary rocks, a number of minerals occur in beds or layers.
    • The decomposition of surface rocks and the removal of soluble constituents also forms
    the minerals.
    • Minerals also occur as alluvial deposits in sands of valley floors and the base of hills.
    • The ocean waters contain vast quantities of minerals.

    Classification of Minerals
    Ferrous Minerals

    • These minerals contain iron.


    • Ferrous minerals account for about three-fourths of the total value of the production of
    metallic minerals.
    • They provide a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.

    Iron Ore

    • India is endowed with fairly abundant resources of iron ore.


    • Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron, up to 70%. It has
    excellent magnetic qualities.
    • Hematite ore is the most important industrial iron ore. It contains 50 to 60% iron.

    The major iron ore belts in India are:

    1. Odisha-Jharkhand belt
    2. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt
    3. Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt
    4. Maharashtra-Goa belt

    Manganese

    • It is mainly used in the manufacturing of steel and ferro-manganese alloy.


    • Nearly 10 kg of manganese is required to manufacture 1 tonne of steel.
    • It is also used in manufacturing bleaching powder, insecticides and paints.
    • Odisha is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.

    Non-Ferrous Minerals

    • Non-ferrous minerals include copper, bauxite, lead, zinc and gold.


    • These minerals play a vital role in a number of metallurgical, engineering and
    electrical industries.

    Copper

    • Malleable, ductile and good conductor of heat and electricity.


    • Mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
    • The Balaghat mines in Madhya Pradesh, Khetri mines in Rajasthan and
    Singhbhum district of Jharkhand are leading producers of copper.

    Bauxite

    • Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in
    aluminium silicates.
    • Aluminium is obtained from bauxite. Aluminium has good conductivity and great
    malleability.
    • Deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau
    region of Bilaspur-Katni.
    Non-Metallic Minerals
    • Mica is a mineral made up of a series of plates or leaves. It can be clear, black, green,
    red, yellow or brown.
    • Mica is the most indispensable minerals used in electric and electronic industries.
    • It has excellent di-electric strength, low power loss factor, insulating properties and
    resistance to high voltage.
    • Mica deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.

    Rock Minerals

    • Limestone is found in rocks composed of calcium carbonates or calcium and


    magnesium carbonates.
    • It is the basic raw material for the cement industry and essential for smelting iron ore
    in the blast furnace.

    Conservation of Minerals
    Why to conserve minerals?

    • Mineral deposits are present in very less quantity in the world i.e. one per cent of the
    earth’s crust.
    • The geological processes of mineral formation are so slow while the consumttion rate is
    very fast therefore, mineral resources are finite and non-renewable.
    • So, we have to conserve minerals so that it is available for future generation.

    How to conserve minerals?

    • A joint effort has to be made in order to use our mineral resources in a planned and
    sustainable manner.
    • Improved technologies need to be constantly evolved to allow use of low grade ores at
    low costs.
    • Recycling of metals, using scrap metals and other substitutes.

    Energy Resources
    Energy resources can be classified as

    1. Conventional Sources: It includes firewood, cattle dung cake, coal, petroleum, natural
    gas and electricity.
    2. Non-Conventional Sources: It includes solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas and
    atomic energy
    Conventional Sources of Energy
    Coal:

    • It is the most abundantly available fossil fuel.


    • It is used for power generation, to supply energy to the industry as well as for
    domestic needs.
    • Lignite is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content.
    • Coal that has been buried deep and subjected to increased temperatures is bituminous
    coal.
    • Anthracite is the highest quality of hard coal.
    • Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro are important coalfields.

    Petroleum

    • It provides fuel for heat and lighting, lubricants for machinery and raw materials for
    a number of manufacturing industries.
    • Petroleum refineries act as a “nodal industry” for synthetic textile, fertiliser and
    numerous chemical industries.
    • Mumbai High, Gujarat and Assam are major petroleum production areas in India.

    Natural Gas

    • Natural gas is an important clean energy resource. It is considered an environment-


    friendly fuel.
    • The power and fertilizer industries are the key users of natural gas.
    • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG ) is used in vehicles to replace liquid fuels.
    • Large reserves of natural gas have been discovered in the Krishna-Godavari basin

    Electricity

    Electricity is generated mainly in 2 ways:

    1. By running water which drives hydro turbines to generate Hydro Electricity. It is a


    renewable resource of energy. India has a number of multi-purpose projects like the
    Bhakra Nangal, Damodar Valley Corporation, the Kopili Hydel Project.
    2. By burning other fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas to drive turbines to
    produce Thermal Power. It uses non-renewable fossil fuels for generating electricity.

    Non-Conventional Sources of Energy


    Nuclear or Atomic Energy

    • It is obtained by altering the structure of atoms.


    • It is used to generate electric power.
    • Uranium and Thorium are available in Jharkhand and the Aravalli ranges of
    Rajasthan.
    • The Monazite sands of Kerala is also rich in Thorium.

    Solar Energy

    • India is a tropical country, therefore it has enormous possibilities of tapping solar


    energy.
    • Photovoltaic technology converts sunlight directly into electricity.
    • Solar energy is fast becoming popular in rural and remote areas which help in
    minimising the dependence of rural households on firewood and dung cakes that will
    contribute to environmental conservation and adequate supply of manure in
    agriculture.

    Wind Power

    • India has great potential of wind power.


    • Largest wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu from Nagarcoil to Madurai.
    • Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and Lakshadweep have
    important wind farms.
    • Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well known for effective use of wind energy in the
    country.

    Biogas

    • Biogas is a type of biofuel that is naturally produced from the decomposition of


    organic waste.
    • Biogas is the most efficient use of cattle dung.
    • It improves the quality of manure.

    Tidal Energy

    • Tidal energy is the form of hydropower that converts the energy obtained from tides
    into useful forms of power, mainly electricity.
    • In India, the Gulf of Khambhat, the Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat on the western coast
    and Gangetic delta in Sunderban regions of West Bengal provide ideal conditions for
    utilising tidal energy.
    Geo-Thermal Energy

    • When heat and electricity are produced by using the heat from the interior of the earth,
    it is known as Geo-Thermal Energy.
    • In India, geothermal energy is harnessed from Parvati valley near Manikarn in
    Himachal Pradesh and from Puga Valley, Ladakh.

    Conservation of Energy Resources


    • Every sector of the national economy – agriculture, industry, transport, commercial
    and domestic – needs inputs of energy.
    • There is an urgent need to develop a sustainable path for energy development.

    Here are some ways that each one of us can contribute to save energy resources:

    1. Using public transport systems instead of individual vehicles


    2. Switching off electricity when not in use
    3. Using power-saving devices.
    4. Using non-conventional sources of energy

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