Q. Consider the following statements regarding Phosphorus rocks or phosphate rocks
1. Phosphate rocks are majorly produced from Jharkhand and Odisha in India
2. More than 85% of the phosphate rock mined is used to manufacture phosphate fertilizers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B
Notes:

Recently Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers informed Parliament that India will explore indigenous deposits of phosphatic rock, a step towards becoming Aatma Nirbhar in fertilizer production. 

About Phospate rock: 

  • Phosphorus rocks or phosphate rocks are unprocessed ores. 
  • Phosphate rock deposits can be sedimentary (formed from sediment deposited by water or air) or igneous (having solidified from lava or magma). 
  • Worldwide, more than 85% of the phosphate rock mined is used to manufacture phosphate fertilizers. 

Phosphorus in India 

  • Phosphate rocks are majorly produced only from two States in India, namely Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. 
  • Currently, there exists 30 lakh MT of phosphorite deposits in the country 
  • These deposits are available in Rajasthan, central part of peninsular India, Hirapur (Madhya Pradesh), Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh), Mussoorie syncline, and Cuddapah basin (Andhra Pradesh). 

Source: All India Radio 

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