8+ Types of Natural Stone in India and Their Uses

India is a leading commercial natural stone producing country in the world, delivering 27% of the total world’s production of stones from its quarries. India is exporting natural stone products worth of $300 million each year. Wikipedia portraits Indian stone industry India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cubic meter deposits worth to explore in coming years.

If you are a well-aware buyer, you might be familiar with different types of stones in colloquial languages, but catching Geologic terms might tough for you. Therefore, I am not going to be much technical here. The followings are major types of natural stones quarrying and exporting from India.

1. Marble Stone in India

 In early days marbles were a kind of luxury in the construction industry, but today it is easily available and affordable everywhere. Marbles are known for its variants in beautiful textures. Marble is a bit softer than granites but sturdy enough and durable as other commercially used natural rocks. Therefore, marbles are versatile and used in interior as well as exterior applications freely. Let’s main types of marbles available in India having export quality.

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