Which of the following is a major mineral in all erstwhile districts of Telangana?

The correct answer is Building stones.

Key Points

• Building stones are an important mineral in all of Telangana's erstwhile districts.
• Telangana is endowed with a variety of rock types ranging from Archean to Quaternary in age.
• The majority of the coal-bearing Pranhita-Godavari Gondwana sedimentary sequence is distributed in this state, with the remainder occupied by igneous-metamorphic hard rock terrain.

Additional Information

Laterite

• Laterite is derived from the Latin word later, which means brick.
• Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminium that is thought to have formed in hot and humid tropical areas.
• Because of the high iron oxide content, nearly all laterites are rusty-red in colour.

Granite

• Granite is a coarse- to medium-grained intrusive igneous rock rich in quartz and feldspar.
• It is the most common plutonic rock of the Earth's crust.
• Formed by the deep cooling of magma (silicate melt).

Lime stone

• Limestone is a sedimentary rock that occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
• The rock is mostly calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of calcite, which is another type of mineral.
• Limestone is used in a variety of industries.
• Powdered limestone is used in a variety of industries, including textiles, paint, paper, rubber, glass, and plastics.
• They are primarily employed as fillers.