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Rockhounding in Chhattisgarh

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Chhattisgarh currently has 137 sourced map records in this explorer. Chhattisgarh is one of India’s strongest mineral-diversity states for a rockhounding explorer. Current IBM data confirms major tin, diamond, garnet, fluorite, gold, graphite and other resources, while GSI/DGM records identify named localities for alexandrite, amazonite, beryl, corundum, cassiterite, lepidolite, fluorite, garnet, jade, scheelite, sillimanite, quartz and placer gold. The map keeps occurrence evidence separate from collecting permission.

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137mapped localities
0permission required
67status not confirmed
70viewing/protected

Materials documented in Chhattisgarh

Pegmatite 34 Gold 26 Cassiterite 17 Quartz 15 Tin 15 Quartzite 11 Graphite 10 Chalcopyrite 9 Fluorite 9 Corundum 8 Kimberlite 8 Quartz vein 8 Placer gold 8 Mica schist 7

Why Chhattisgarh is a major gemstone, tin, diamond and pegmatite state

The state spans the Bastar Craton, Mainpur kimberlite field, Sonakhan greenstone belt, northern metamorphic terrains and extensive pegmatite systems. IBM’s 2024 review records 36% of India’s tin-ore resources in Chhattisgarh and also significant diamond, garnet, fluorite, gold and graphite resources. GSI and the state DGM document many individual mineral localities, allowing a richer map than a district-level inventory alone.

Indian Bureau of Mines — Indian Minerals Yearbook 2024: Chhattisgarh ↗

Mapped locality guides

Latapara Alexandrite PegmatiteAlexandrite, Chrysoberyl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKotrapara Alexandrite PegmatiteAlexandrite, Chrysoberyl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedIndagaon Amazonite PegmatiteAmazonite, Feldspar, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKumharras Andalusite SchistAndalusite, Mica schistCollecting status not confirmedChandenar Andalusite SchistAndalusite, Mica schistCollecting status not confirmedBhegi Andalusite SchistAndalusite, Mica schistCollecting status not confirmedBarbhata Beryl PegmatiteBeryl, Muscovite, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKeikachar Beryl PegmatiteBeryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedBaneya Green Beryl SchistGreen beryl, Biotite schistCollecting status not confirmedBelghurti Green Beryl SchistGreen beryl, Biotite schistCollecting status not confirmedGanabahar Green Beryl AreaGreen beryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKunkur Green Beryl AreaGreen beryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedLatapara Beryl–Garnet PegmatitesBeryl, Garnet, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKotrapara Beryl PegmatitesBeryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedDeobhog Corundum–Alexandrite–Garnet PegmatitesCorundum, Alexandrite, Garnet, PegmatiteReference / viewing onlyMura-Ka-Gutta Kyanite SchistKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedDamruh Jade OccurrenceJade, Metamorphic rockCollecting status not confirmedKisaree Olive-Green Jade OccurrenceJade, Metamorphic rockCollecting status not confirmedBhopalpatnam Corundum GneissCorundum, Ruby-red corundum, Blue corundum, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKochhnoor Corundum OccurrenceCorundum, Gneiss, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedChikpalle Corundum OccurrenceCorundum, Placer corundumCollecting status not confirmedChintalnar Corundum OccurrenceCorundum, Placer corundumCollecting status not confirmedBurguddem Corundum OccurrenceCorundum, Placer corundumCollecting status not confirmedMainpur Kimberlite FieldKimberlite, Diamond, Pyrope garnet, Indicator mineralsReference / viewing onlyAchanakpali Fluorite VeinsFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedCharakuta Fluorite VeinsFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedChiwrakuta Fluorite VeinsFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedGhatkachar Fluorite VeinsFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedMakarmuta Fluorite VeinsFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedNawadih Fluorite ZoneFluorite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedKotapani Fluorite BeltFluorite, Quartz, GalenaCollecting status not confirmedLamti Dongri Fluorite BeltFluorite, Quartz, GalenaCollecting status not confirmedChandi Dongri Fluorite DepositFluorite, Quartz, GalenaReference / viewing onlyLawakera Scheelite BeltScheelite, Tungsten, Quartz veinsCollecting status not confirmedDumaria Scheelite BeltScheelite, Tungsten, Quartz veinsCollecting status not confirmedJunwain Scheelite OccurrenceScheelite, Tungsten, Quartz veinsCollecting status not confirmedSajbahar Scheelite OccurrenceScheelite, Tungsten, Quartz veinsCollecting status not confirmedSikirma Scheelite OccurrenceScheelite, Tungsten, Quartz veinsCollecting status not confirmedPeak 422 Garnet GneissGarnet, GneissCollecting status not confirmedTatedhar Almandine SchistAlmandine garnet, Mica schist, Hornblende schistCollecting status not confirmedBhoska Almandine SchistAlmandine garnet, Mica schist, Hornblende schistCollecting status not confirmedRupadand Almandine SchistAlmandine garnet, Mica schist, Hornblende schistCollecting status not confirmedDhupkot Gem Garnet PegmatitesGem garnet, Red garnet, Pink garnet, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedGohekela Gem Garnet PegmatitesGem garnet, Red garnet, Pink garnet, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedBorakonde Graphite QuartziteGraphite, Quartzite, Diopside gneissCollecting status not confirmedKamaram Graphite QuartziteGraphite, Quartzite, Diopside gneissCollecting status not confirmedPalachelama Graphite QuartziteGraphite, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedBote Tongu Graphite QuartziteGraphite, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedKartpadar Graphite KhondaliteGraphite, KhondaliteCollecting status not confirmedLimpara Graphite KhondaliteGraphite, KhondaliteCollecting status not confirmedKennapara Graphite SchistGraphite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedManikpur Graphite SchistGraphite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedKhobi Graphite SchistGraphite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedTolkipara Graphite SchistGraphite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedSamsatta Sillimanite SchistSillimanite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedKaulapal Sillimanite SchistSillimanite, Schist, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedDuari Sillimanite SchistSillimanite, Sericite-quartz schistCollecting status not confirmedChemi Sillimanite SchistSillimanite, Sericite-quartz schistCollecting status not confirmedKilakora Soapstone OccurrenceSoapstone, Talc, SteatiteCollecting status not confirmedBandarmutta Hill SoapstoneSoapstone, Talc, SteatiteCollecting status not confirmedNangul Steatite OccurrenceSteatite, Soapstone, TalcCollecting status not confirmedGarhtora Lepidolite GraniteLepidolite, Lithium mica, Muscovite graniteCollecting status not confirmedDharamjaygarh Lepidolite Pegmatite BeltLepidolite, Lithium mica, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedMundval Lepidolite PegmatiteLepidolite, Lithium mica, Pegmatite, CassiteriteCollecting status not confirmedJungani Lepidolite–Muscovite AreaLepidolite, Muscovite, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedKenkapal Lepidolite PegmatiteLepidolite, Lithium mica, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedMaita Mica–Tourmaline–Garnet Vein ContextMica, Tourmaline, Garnet, Quartz veinCollecting status not confirmedAdwal–Kondagaon Mica Pegmatite BeltMica, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedChurwada Cassiterite Pegmatite BeltCassiterite, Tin, Pegmatite, NiobiumReference / viewing onlyGovindpal Cassiterite PegmatiteCassiterite, Tin, Pegmatite, NiobiumReference / viewing onlyMundval Cassiterite PegmatiteCassiterite, Tin, PegmatiteReference / viewing onlyPushpal Cassiterite–Gold Placer AreaCassiterite, Tin, Gold, MonaziteReference / viewing onlyKudripal Cassiterite Pegmatite–PlacerCassiterite, Tin, Pegmatite, Placer tinReference / viewing onlyBodavada Cassiterite BeltCassiterite, Tin, Pegmatite, Placer tinReference / viewing onlyTongpal Cassiterite BeltCassiterite, Tin, PegmatiteReference / viewing onlyJangarpal Cassiterite Quartz VeinsCassiterite, Tin, Quartz veinReference / viewing onlyBendarpal Cassiterite PlacerCassiterite, Tin, Placer tinReference / viewing onlyGurwandi Gold Quartz VeinsGold, Quartz vein, PyriteReference / viewing onlySonadehi Gold BIF ProspectGold, Banded iron formation, Quartz, SulphidesReference / viewing onlyBhelwapani Gold Prospect BlockGold, Silicified shear zone, SulphidesReference / viewing onlySonpur Kakur River Gold PlacerGold, Placer gold, River gravelsReference / viewing onlyTappa Gold Quartz VeinGold, Quartz veinReference / viewing onlyPandripani Gold Chert ProspectGold, Chert, Quartzite, Placer goldReference / viewing onlyBaghmara–Sonakhan Gold Quartz Vein ProjectGold, Quartz vein, Chert, SulphidesReference / viewing onlyTattapani Geothermal Silica–Zeolite FieldSiliceous sinter, Stilbite, Laumontite, PyriteReference / viewing only

Access and collecting rules

Chhattisgarh has unusually diverse hard-rock and placer geology, including tin-bearing pegmatites, diamondiferous kimberlites, corundum, alexandrite, beryl, garnet, fluorite, quartz, graphite, scheelite, jade and gold occurrences. Geological occurrence does not establish public collecting rights; mines, prospects, leases and sensitive mineral targets remain reference-only unless access is independently established.

Chhattisgarh Directorate of Geology & Mining — official state mineral portal ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 5, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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