INDIA STATE FIELD GUIDE

Rockhounding in Ladakh

Quick answer

Ladakh currently has 58 sourced map records in this explorer. Mineral occurrences are mapped separately from access and collecting permission.

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58mapped localities

0permission required

26status not confirmed

32viewing/protected

Materials documented in Ladakh

Metamorphic rocks 12 Collision-zone geology 10 Chromite 9 Ultramafic rocks 7 Magmatic rocks 7 Granitic rocks 5 Nickel 4 Serpentinite 4 Sedimentary rocks 4 Suture-zone rocks 4 Mafic rocks 4 Hydrothermal alteration 3 Ophiolite 3 Copper minerals 3

Why Ladakh matters for rockhounding research

This state guide prioritizes sourced mineral occurrences and conservative access classification.

Mapped locality guides

Puga Valley Borax Resource ContextBorax, Borate evaporitesReference / viewing only Puga Valley Native Sulphur ContextNative sulphur, Hydrothermal mineralsReference / viewing only Puga Geothermal Field Project ContextHydrothermal alteration, Hot-spring deposits, Silica-rich geothermal precipitatesReference / viewing only Puga Deep Geothermal Well ZoneGeothermal fluids, Hydrothermal alterationReference / viewing only Chumathang Geothermal Follow-up AreaHot-spring deposits, Hydrothermal alterationReference / viewing only Tso Kar Potash OccurrencePotash, Evaporite saltsReference / viewing only Tso Kar Evaporite Basin ContextEvaporite minerals, Saline crust, Lake-basin saltsReference / viewing only Tso Morari–Karzok Ophiolite Chromitite ContextChromite, Chromitite, OphioliteReference / viewing only Tso Morari Chromium Exploration ContextChromium, Chromite, Metabasic rocksReference / viewing only Tso Morari Nickel Exploration ContextNickel, Chromite, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Tso Morari Vanadium Exploration ContextVanadium, Chromite, Metabasic rocksReference / viewing only Tso Morari PGE Exploration ContextPlatinum-group elements, Chromite, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Thasgam Ultramafic Critical-Mineral Exploration AreaChromite, Nickel, PGE, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Khiber Village Chromite-in-Serpentinite ContextChromite, SerpentiniteReference / viewing only Khiber Nickel-bearing Ultramafic ContextNickel, Serpentinite, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Khiber Serpentinite Host-rock ContextSerpentinite, Chromite, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Thasgam Peridotite Mineralization ContextPeridotite, Nickel, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Drass Chromite Occurrence ContextChromite, Ultramafic rocksReference / viewing only Lungnak Valley Copper Occurrence ContextCopper minerals, Base-metal mineralizationReference / viewing only Zanskar Copper Occurrence ContextCopper minerals, Base-metal mineralizationReference / viewing only Tai–Suru Copper Occurrence ContextCopper minerals, Base-metal mineralizationReference / viewing only Kargil Limestone Resource ContextLimestone, Carbonate rockReference / viewing only Kargil Marble Resource ContextMarble, Carbonate rockReference / viewing only Kargil Building-stone Resource ContextBuilding stone, Rock aggregateReference / viewing only Leh Limestone Occurrence ContextLimestone, Carbonate rockReference / viewing only Leh Magnesite Occurrence ContextMagnesite, Magnesium carbonateReference / viewing only Leh District Minor-mineral DSR ContextSand, Gravel, Building stoneReference / viewing only Kargil District Minor-mineral DSR ContextSand, Gravel, Building stoneReference / viewing only Durbuk Regulated Minor-mineral Extraction ContextSand, Gravel, Minor mineralsReference / viewing only Demchok Geothermal Assessment ContextGeothermal alteration, Hot-spring geologyReference / viewing only Rongdo River Geothermal Assessment ContextGeothermal alteration, Hot-spring geologyReference / viewing only Ladakh Geology & Mining Regulatory ContextMineral regulation, Mining governanceReference / viewing only Karzok–Tso Morari Collision-zone Research TransectMetamorphic rocks, Ophiolite, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Tso Morari–Puga Collision-zone Research TransectMetamorphic rocks, Magmatic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Puga–Tso Kar Geological Research TransectEvaporite geology, Metamorphic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Tso Kar–Sumdo Geological Research TransectSedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Sumdo–Mahe Geological Research TransectMetamorphic rocks, Magmatic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Turtuk–Bogdang Karakoram Research TransectKarakoram rocks, Granitic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Bogdang–Waris Lungpa Research TransectKarakoram rocks, Metamorphic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Darbuk–Shyok Geological Research TransectSuture-zone rocks, Mafic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Upper Shyok–DBO Road Geological Research ContextSuture-zone rocks, Granitic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Tangtse–Pangong Geological Research TransectCollision-zone rocks, Magmatic rocks, Sedimentary rocksCollecting status not confirmed Tangtse–Parna Valley Geological Research TransectCollision-zone rocks, Metamorphic rocks, Magmatic rocksCollecting status not confirmed Leh–Ladakh Granitoid Regional ContextGranitoid, Granite, Igneous rocksCollecting status not confirmed Indus Ophiolite Belt Research ContextOphiolite, Mafic-ultramafic rocks, SerpentiniteCollecting status not confirmed Central Ladakh India–Asia Collision-zone ContextTectonic mélange, Magmatic rocks, Metamorphic rocksCollecting status not confirmed Turtuk Karakoram Belt ContextPaleozoic–Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, Karakoram granitoid, Metamorphic rocksCollecting status not confirmed Nubra–Shyok Tectonic-zone ContextMafic rocks, Granitic rocks, Suture-zone rocksCollecting status not confirmed Nimu Indus Tectonic-zone ContextIndus Group sediments, Granitic rocks, Tectonic-zone rocksCollecting status not confirmed Lamayuru Moonscape Geological FormationsEroded sedimentary rocks, Geomorphology, Fine-grained sedimentsCollecting status not confirmed Lamayuru Geotourism & Geological Museum ContextSedimentary geology, Geomorphology, Geotourism geologyCollecting status not confirmed Zanskar Synclinorium Regional Geology ContextFolded sedimentary rocks, Tethyan strata, Carbonate rocksCollecting status not confirmed Rupshu Anticlinorium Regional Geology ContextFolded strata, Metamorphic rocks, Tethyan rocksCollecting status not confirmed Batalik Indus–Shyok Belt ContextCretaceous–Tertiary sediments, Mafic rocks, Granitic rocksCollecting status not confirmed Suru Valley Regional Geology ContextMetamorphic rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Glacial/alluvial sedimentCollecting status not confirmed Drass Volcanic Complex ContextVolcanic rocks, Mafic rocks, Ophiolitic associationCollecting status not confirmed Mahe Collision-zone Field Geology ContextMetamorphic rocks, Magmatic rocks, Collision-zone geologyCollecting status not confirmed Pangong Collision-zone Field Geology ContextSuture-zone rocks, Magmatic rocks, Sedimentary rocksCollecting status not confirmed

Access and collecting rules

Geological occurrence is not collecting permission. Ladakh mineral localities include exploration/resource blocks, geothermal project areas and regulated minor-mineral terrain; verify current land, concession, environmental and local authority controls before removing material.

UT Ladakh: Geology & Mining Wing / current mining governance ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 8, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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