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  Find out where these minerals (silica, limestone, aluminium oxide, fluorite, mica, etc) are found?   

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                  (a) Silica commonly available in sandy soil. (b) Limestone commonly available all over India. (c) Aluminium Oxide (Alumina/Bauxite) available in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. (d) Fluorite available in Nasik and Jalgaon areas of Maharashtra. (e) Rutile, Ilmenite, Anatase available in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. (f) Mica available  in  Koderma,  Gaya  and Hazaribagh areas ofJharkhand and in RaJasthan. (g) Plastics from Petroleum petroleum is available in Asom, offshore Maharashtra and in Rajasthan.