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Rockhounding in Punjab

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Punjab currently has 46 sourced map records in this explorer. Punjab is not a major open-collecting gemstone state, but its Shivalik foothills contain well-documented quartzite pebbles and boulders, quartz/silica-sand resources, sandstone and conglomerate, kankar and mixed river/choe gravels. The best sourced locality density is in Hoshiarpur, with additional quartzite-bearing geology in Rupnagar and sandstone–conglomerate exposures in Pathankot. No Punjab record in this release is classified collecting-ready.

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46mapped localities
0permission required
37status not confirmed
9viewing/protected

Materials documented in Punjab

Quartzite 21 Gravel 21 Sand 9 Quartz 9 White quartzite 8 Feldspar 8 Illite 7 Muscovite 7 Chlorite 7 Clay 5 Sandstone 5 Conglomerate 4 Pebbles 3 Fine sand 3

Why Punjab still matters for quartzite, Siwalik gravel and sedimentary rock research

IBM reports 3.927 million tonnes of quartz/silica-sand resources and 81.912 million tonnes of quartzite resources in Punjab, concentrated in Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar. GSI mapping identifies glass-grade white quartzite pebbles and boulders in Hoshiarpur alluvial fans and piedmont gravels, while CGWB records quartzite-rich conglomerates and micaceous sandstone in the Shivalik belt. The explorer therefore emphasizes sourced geology and precise locality context rather than implying recreational mining rights.

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

Mapped locality guides

Jaijon Quartzite Gravel LocalityQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedJaijon Black Clay Streambed ContextBlack clay, ClayCollecting status not confirmedSadarpur Quartzite Gravel LocalityQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedShahpur Quartzite Gravel LocalityQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedChandpur Rurki Quartzite Pebble SectionQuartzite, Kankar, ClayCollecting status not confirmedGajar Quartzite Alluvial FanQuartzite, Gravel, PebblesCollecting status not confirmedBhatpur Quartzite Alluvial FanQuartzite, Gravel, PebblesCollecting status not confirmedJahan Khelan Kankar LocalityKankar, Calcite, Calcareous concretionsCollecting status not confirmedSaroa Fine-Sand Dune ContextFine sand, Quartz sandCollecting status not confirmedMaujipur Fine-Sand Dune ContextFine sand, Quartz sandCollecting status not confirmedGogon Fine-Sand Dune ContextFine sand, Quartz sandCollecting status not confirmedMahngarwal Khad Sediment ContextSand, Gravel, Quartzite detritusCollecting status not confirmedBahowal Choe Sediment ContextSand, Gravel, Quartzite detritusCollecting status not confirmedHoshiarpur Kandi Quartzite-Pebble BeltQuartzite, Pebbles, Boulders, SandCollecting status not confirmedBadla Piedmont Quartzite Gravel ContextQuartzite, Gravel, BouldersCollecting status not confirmedDholbaha Piedmont Quartzite Gravel ContextQuartzite, Gravel, BouldersCollecting status not confirmedTerkiana Quartzite Gravel BeltQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedUnchi Bassi Quartzite Gravel BeltQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedLamina Quartzite Gravel BeltQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedItian Quartzite Gravel BeltQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedKhizarpur Quartzite Gravel BeltQuartzite, White quartzite, GravelCollecting status not confirmedTanda-Dasua Quartzite Gravel ProvinceQuartzite, Gravel, Sand, Brick clayCollecting status not confirmedJanauri Clay-Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Vermiculite, Illite, MuscoviteCollecting status not confirmedSri Hargobindpur Clay-Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Feldspar, Illite, MuscoviteCollecting status not confirmedBeas Near Sri Hargobindpur Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Calcite, Illite, MuscoviteReference / viewing onlySahora Kandi Clay-Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Feldspar, Illite, MuscoviteCollecting status not confirmedRaghowal Clay-Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Illite, Muscovite, FeldsparCollecting status not confirmedChhurian Clay-Mineral AssemblageQuartz, Feldspar, Illite, MuscoviteCollecting status not confirmedHoshiarpur Quartz and Silica-Sand ResourceQuartz, Silica sandReference / viewing onlyHoshiarpur Quartzite ResourceQuartziteReference / viewing onlyHoshiarpur Outer-Siwalik Mixed Gravel AssemblageQuartzite, Granite, Granite gneiss, GravelCollecting status not confirmedRupnagar Quartzite ResourceQuartziteReference / viewing onlyKiratpur Middle-Siwalik Sandstone ContextMicaceous sandstone, Quartzite pebbles, Clay, ShaleCollecting status not confirmedKiratpur Upper-Siwalik Conglomerate ContextConglomerate, Quartzite, Sandstone, GraniteCollecting status not confirmedAnandpur Sahib Valley Gravel ContextGravel, Quartzite fragments, SandCollecting status not confirmedRupnagar Sutlej Terrace Quartzite ContextQuartzite fragments, Gravel, Sandstone, ConglomerateCollecting status not confirmedDhar Middle-Siwalik Sandstone ContextMicaceous sandstone, Quartzite pebbles, ClayCollecting status not confirmedDunera Middle-Siwalik Sandstone ContextMicaceous sandstone, Quartzite pebbles, ClayCollecting status not confirmedDhar Lower-Siwalik Sandstone ContextSandstone, Red clay, Maroon clayCollecting status not confirmedDunera Lower-Siwalik Sandstone ContextSandstone, Red clay, Maroon clayCollecting status not confirmedPathankot Upper-Siwalik Conglomerate ContextConglomerate, Quartzite, Granite, Limestone pebblesCollecting status not confirmed

Access and collecting rules

Punjab is predominantly alluvial, with the strongest rockhounding geology in the northeastern Shivalik/Kandi belt. Official sources document quartz and silica sand in Hoshiarpur and quartzite in Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar; GSI/CGWB mapping adds quartzite-rich gravels, sandstone-conglomerate, kankar and clay-mineral assemblages. Mineral occurrence does not establish a public right to remove material, and riverbed sand/gravel extraction is regulated.

Government of Punjab — Department of Mines and Geology ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 7, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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