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The green marble deposits are located in the mineral rich Aravali mountain range. The exact location is in the districts of Udaipur and Dungarpur, in the south -west part of the state of Rajasthan. The deposits are spread over a vast area in both the districts consisting of many villages, out of which Kesariyajee region in Udaipur district and the adjoining areas of Dungarpur district are prominent. These deposits were discovered in late 70s and early 80s. The mineral deposit is huge & the area is mainly of hills and mountains.
There are a large number of quarries working in the region. The concessions for quarries are granted by the government for mining on lease basis which normally lasts for 20 years. The lease is then usually renewed upon expiry. There are almost 300 quarry leases in the region of green marble.

Extraction

The excavation of green marble from the quarries is done in a totally mechanised manner nowadays with state of the art machinery such as chain saws, wire saws, boring machines etc. used extensively for quarrying. Heavy earth moving machinery is also used in the quarries thereby easing the problem of over burden and handling of marble blocks. Thanks to the above technology, the production capacity of green marble has risen phenomenally. Production in 2011 was estimated to be around 150,000 metric tons. The blocks extracted from the quarries are of big size and, therefore, big size slabs are available without any problems.

Varieties of Green Marble

The green marble available in the region comes in various tones and the tonality differs slightly from one region to another. Basically it can be divided into two types:

1) one being dark plain green with flower structure
2) the other having a green base with white veins.

Tone and texture differs from place to place adding to the different varieties. Of the first type, the shade can vary from light to dark, and these shades have been given different names such as Forest Green, Jade Green, Ocean Green, Oasis Green, etc. The second type is similar to the above and the veins and clouds can also vary, such as being scattered, or clubbed together, or having thin veins, thick veins, etc.