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Jammu and Kashmir
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Gujarat
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Jharkhand
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -About 35 % of India’s total Graphite reserves is found in Arunachal Pradesh. This is the highest found in country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. According to the Geological Survey of India (GSI), the state with the highest graphite deposits is Arunachal Pradesh. The Geological Survey of India(GSI), has revealed that 35% of the country’s Graphite deposits is in Arunachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Arunachal Pradesh, India, the graphite occurrences have been reported from Bopi, Lamdak, Taliha, Tai, Hunli and Lalpani areas; however the exploration for graphite has been carried out in Tai-Tachidoni area of West Siang district.
Detailed explanation-4: -Graphite is most often found as flakes or crystalline layers in metamorphic rocks such as marble, schist’s and gneisses. Graphite may also be found in organic-rich shale’s and coal beds. In these cases, the graphite itself probably resulted from metamorphosis of dead plant and animal matter.