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10th Class Social Science Minerals and Energy Resources / खनिज और ऊर्जा संसाधन Question Bank Short Answer Type - Minerals and Energy Resources

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    In which two geological ages does coal occur in India?

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    In India, coal occurs in two geological ages?Gondwana and tertiary deposits. (i) Gondwana is a little over 200 million years in age. The major resources of Gondwana coal, which are metallurgical coal, are located in Damodar Valley (West Bengal, Jharkhand).Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro are important coalfields. (ii) Tertiary deposits are only 55 million years old. Tertiary coals occur in the north-eastern states of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.


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