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Rockhounding in Kerala

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Kerala currently has 167 sourced map records in this explorer. Kerala has unusually diverse rockhounding geology despite limited recreational-mining access: named gem-bearing localities in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, Nilambur–Attappady gold systems, world-class Chavara ilmenite–rutile–zircon–monazite sands, graphite, banded magnetite quartzite, silica sand, fossiliferous limestone and specialist alkaline/metamorphic localities. The map retains industrial and lower-precision records but labels them as reference/context rather than collecting destinations.

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167mapped localities
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51status not confirmed
116viewing/protected

Materials documented in Kerala

Quartz 84 Garnet 65 Feldspar 36 Zircon 34 Ilmenite 32 Rutile 31 Monazite 31 Sillimanite 31 Gem Gravel 31 Leucoxene 28 Beryl 26 Tourmaline 26 Calcite 25 Kaolinite 18

Why Kerala has exceptional gem-gravel, heavy-mineral, graphite and metamorphic geology

Kerala DGM documents heavy mineral sands, gold, iron ore, bauxite, graphite, silica sand, limestone, magnesite, steatite and gemstones. Its official gemstone section names many Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam localities and river stretches, while also stating that there is no legalized gem mining. Specialist mineralogical sources add Perunthol–Kakkaponnu, Peralimala, Angadimogar, Ambalavayal, Munnar, Mannapra, Vattalakki and other scientifically important localities.

Kerala Department of Mining & Geology — Mineral Resources ↗

Mapped locality guides

Chavara Alluvial DepositIlmenite, Rutile, Zircon, MonaziteReference / viewing onlyNattuvanki Crystalline LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedAthurasram Crystalline LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedVannamadai Crystalline LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedThavalam Crystalline LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedChittoor–Kozhinjampara Kankar LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedAnaikatti Kankar LimestoneLimestone, CalciteCollecting status not confirmedKallurkadavu Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedMughathala Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedKannanallur Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedKottiyam Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedMayyanad Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedNedumgandam Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedEdava Fossiliferous LimestoneFossiliferous Limestone, Shell FossilsCollecting status not confirmedMulli Magnesite OccurrenceMagnesiteCollecting status not confirmedSalayur Magnesite OccurrenceMagnesiteCollecting status not confirmedThalassery Steatite BeltSteatite, TalcCollecting status not confirmedAndoorkonam Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedAruvikkara Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedBalaramapuram Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedBonaccord Estate Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedBraemore Estate Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedChanga Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedChullimanur Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedMadathara Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedManickkal Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedPirappancode Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedVenjaramoodu Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedVenganoor Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedVembayam Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedThonnakkal Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedUzhamalakkal Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedManvila Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedMudakkal Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedNedumangad Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedVellanad Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedNettani Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedOoroottambalam Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedPothencode Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedAdukkalamula Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedPodiattuvila Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedKulathupuzha Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedTalachira Gem-Bearing LocalityQuartz, Garnet, Feldspar, BerylCollecting status not confirmedPerunthol–Kakkaponnu Granulite OutcropCorundum, Garnet, Graphite, HiboniteCollecting status not confirmedNuliyam Calc-Silicate QuarryCalcite, Garnet, Quartz, ScapoliteReference / viewing onlyVallikodu Kottayam QuarryGarnet, Cordierite, Quartz, FeldsparReference / viewing onlyPeralimala Alkaline IntrusionAegirine, Andradite, Garnet, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedAngadimogar Syenite IntrusionAegirine, Apatite, Calcite, MagnetiteCollecting status not confirmedAmbalavayal Granite IntrusionAlbite, Biotite, Feldspar, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedMunnar Metacarbonate OccurrencesCalcite, Dolomite, Apatite, MagnetiteCollecting status not confirmedMannapra Syenite LocalityAegirine, Feldspar, Quartz, TurquoiseCollecting status not confirmedVattalakki REE-Bearing DoleriteAllanite, Fluorapatite, Ilmenite, MonaziteCollecting status not confirmedKollam Alluvial Mineral DepositAlmandine, Ilmenite, Monazite, QuartzReference / viewing onlyMananthavady Metamorphic Mineral ContextGarnet, Quartz, Mica, Metamorphic RocksCollecting status not confirmedKuttippuram Meteorite LocalityMeteorite, Troilite, Metal, GlassCollecting status not confirmed

Access and collecting rules

Kerala combines world-class heavy-mineral sands, official gemstone localities and river gravels, Nilambur–Attappady gold geology, graphite, iron, bauxite, silica, clay and distinctive alkaline/metamorphic localities. Kerala DGM explicitly states that there is no legalized gem mining in the state; occurrence evidence is therefore kept separate from any collecting right.

Kerala Department of Mining & Geology — current mining rules / orders ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 6, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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