Rockhounding in Jammu and Kashmir
Home › Rockhounding in India › Jammu and Kashmir Quick answer Jammu and Kashmir currently has 65 sourced map records in this explorer. Rockhounding geology in Jammu & Kashmir ranges from fossiliferous and white quartzite units around Anantnag to Reasi lithium–bauxite–REE exploration, Baramulla graphite/gypsum/base metals, Udhampur magnesite and bauxite, Kupwara coal/lignite/marble and the famous Paddar sapphire belt in Kishtwar. These are geology and mineral-resource records, not automatic collecting sites; all new J&K locations are non-navigable pending site-specific legal access.
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Materials documented in Jammu and Kashmir Limestone 16 Bauxite 10 Lithium 9 Rare earth elements 9 Clay 5 Sand 5 Conglomerate 4 Base metals 4 Gypsum 4 Quartzite 3 Shale 3 Karewa sediments 3 Metamorphic rocks 3 Quartz veins 2
Why Jammu & Kashmir matters for sapphire, lithium, quartzite, gypsum and Himalayan mineral geology IBM 2024 documents limestone, gypsum, graphite, magnesite, bauxite, china clay, diaspore, quartz/silica sand, quartzite, coal, lignite and marble across current J&K districts. The J&K Mining Department adds active mineral-block work, Ramban gypsum blocks, Rajouri/Poonch/Anantnag/Pulwama limestone blocks, Kalakote coal revival and detailed Sumcham-Paddar sapphire exploration. Ministry of Mines/PIB separately confirms 5.9 million tonnes of inferred lithium ore at Salal-Haimna, Reasi. The explorer separates those occurrences from public collecting rights.
Indian Bureau of Mines — Indian Minerals Yearbook 2024: Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir ↗
Mapped locality guides Aishmuqam Muth Quartzite Context White quartzite, Siliceous shale, Ferruginous specks Collecting status not confirmed Aishmuqam Syringothyris Limestone Fossil Context Limestone, Quartzite, Shale, Brachiopod fossils Collecting status not confirmed Lidder Valley Zewan Fossiliferous Formation Context Fossiliferous shale, Limestone, Siltstone Collecting status not confirmed Lidder Valley Panjal Volcanic Context Basalt, Andesite, Calcite amygdales, Chlorite Collecting status not confirmed Qazigund Karewa Sediment Context Clay, Sand, Conglomerate, Lignite/peat beds Collecting status not confirmed Anantnag Karewa Formation Context Clay, Sand, Conglomerate, Karewa sediments Collecting status not confirmed Mattan Karewa Formation Context Clay, Sand, Conglomerate, Karewa sediments Collecting status not confirmed Bijbehara Karewa Formation Context Clay, Sand, Conglomerate, Karewa sediments Collecting status not confirmed Mattan Ferruginous Quartzite Resource Context Ferruginous quartzite, Hematite, Magnetite, Silica Reference / viewing only Verinag Limestone Lease Belt Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Kokernag Limestone Resource Belt Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Lower Munda Limestone Lease Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Paunzoo Limestone Lease Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Chogund Limestone Lease Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Farishan Limestone Lease Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Ranbirpora Limestone Lease Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Salal-Haimana Lithium–Bauxite–REE Exploration Block Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Panasa Lithium–Associated Mineral Exploration Context Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Dugga Lithium–Associated Mineral Exploration Context Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Baldhanun Lithium–Associated Mineral Exploration Context Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Chakar Lithium–Associated Mineral Exploration Context Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Sangarmarg (Saro-da-Bas) Lithium Exploration Context Lithium, Bauxite, Rare earth elements Reference / viewing only Sersandu Critical-Mineral Exploration Context Base metals, Bauxite, Rare earth elements, Lithium Reference / viewing only Kherikot Critical-Mineral Exploration Context Base metals, Bauxite, Rare earth elements, Lithium Reference / viewing only Rahotkot Critical-Mineral Exploration Context Base metals, Bauxite, Rare earth elements, Lithium Reference / viewing only Bakkal Lead–Zinc Investigation Context Lead-zinc mineralization, Base metals Reference / viewing only Buniyar Lead–Zinc Deposit Investigation Context Lead, Zinc, Sulphides Reference / viewing only Trikanjan Geological Field Context Bedrock geology, Mineral exploration context Collecting status not confirmed Baramulla Gypsum Resource Context Gypsum Reference / viewing only Baramulla Graphite Resource Context Graphite Reference / viewing only Baramulla Limestone Resource Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Uri–Buniyar Basement Geology Context Metamorphic basement, Quartz-rich bedrock, Sulphide exploration context Collecting status not confirmed Panthal–Chipprian Magnesite Deposit Context Magnesite Reference / viewing only Udhampur Bauxite Resource Context Bauxite Reference / viewing only Udhampur China Clay Resource Context China clay, Kaolin Reference / viewing only Udhampur Diaspore Resource Context Diaspore Reference / viewing only Udhampur Quartz and Silica-Sand Resource Context Quartz, Silica sand Reference / viewing only Udhampur River-Bed Mineral Regulation Context Pebbles, Cobbles, Boulders, Sand Reference / viewing only Sumcham Paddar Sapphire Exploration Area Blue sapphire, Corundum, Gem-bearing metamorphic/pegmatitic rock Reference / viewing only Paddar Sapphire Belt Context Sapphire, Corundum, Pegmatitic/metamorphic geology Reference / viewing only Kishtwar Window Metamorphic Geology Context Gneiss, Metamorphic rocks, Quartz-rich bedrock Collecting status not confirmed Paddar High-Himalayan Mineral Geology Context Metamorphic rocks, Quartz veins, Pegmatitic geology Collecting status not confirmed Kalakote Coal Mine Revival Context Coal Reference / viewing only Rajouri Limestone Exploration Block — Northern Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Rajouri Limestone Exploration Block — Southern Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Rajouri Diaspore Resource Context Diaspore Reference / viewing only Kupwara Coal Resource Context Coal Reference / viewing only Kupwara Lignite Resource Context Lignite Reference / viewing only Kupwara Marble Resource Context Marble Reference / viewing only Ramban Gypsum Block A Context Gypsum Reference / viewing only Ramban Gypsum Block B Context Gypsum Reference / viewing only Banihal–Qazigund Geological Transect Context Himalayan sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks, Structural geology Collecting status not confirmed Chenab Bridge–Bakkal Structural Geology Context Folded sedimentary rocks, Structural geology Collecting status not confirmed Banjal Quartzite Investigation Context Quartzite Collecting status not confirmed Bhund Quartzite Investigation Context Quartzite Collecting status not confirmed Kathua Limestone Resource Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Khrew Limestone and Cement Resource Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Pulwama Limestone Mineral-Block Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Poonch Limestone Mineral-Block Context Limestone Reference / viewing only Poonch Subathu / Nummulitic Limestone Mapping Context Nummulitic limestone, Shale, Sedimentary rocks Collecting status not confirmed Jammu Bentonite Resource Context Bentonite, Clay Reference / viewing only Jammu Subathu Formation Mapping Context Nummulitic limestone, Shale, Sedimentary rocks Collecting status not confirmed Doda Gypsum Resource Context Gypsum Reference / viewing only Doda Quartz and Silica-Sand Resource Context Quartz, Silica sand Reference / viewing only Khanmoh–Bathyan Folded Limestone Context Folded limestone, Carbonate rock Collecting status not confirmed Access and collecting rules Jammu & Kashmir has major limestone, gypsum, graphite, magnesite, coal/lignite, quartzite, silica, bauxite, clay, diaspore, base-metal, lithium/REE and sapphire geology. Many of the best-documented occurrences are mineral blocks, mines, leases or exploration areas. This release therefore keeps every J&K record non-navigable and makes no collecting-ready claim. Leh/Ladakh occurrences are excluded here and remain reserved for the separate Ladakh guide.
J&K Department of Mining — current mineral regulation, statutory orders and concession context ↗
Dataset last reviewed: September 8, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.
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