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The chronological order in the origin of the following industries in India are Cotton Textile, Jute, Steel and Cement.

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Kerala has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content. Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare-earth metals. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals. It has a hardness of 5.0 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness and is relatively dense, about 4.6 to 5.7 g/cm3.

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Digboi oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil. Digboi has the distinction of being India's oldest continuously producing oilfield. Digboi refinery, now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, had a capacity of about 0.65 MMTPA as of 2003. The Digboi refinery is the world's oldest oil refinery still in operation.

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The deepest mine in Asia is Kolar Gold mine. Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) was one of the major gold mines in India and is located in the Kolar district in Karnataka, close to the city of Bangalore. It was closed in 2003 due to reducing deposits and increasing costs. The mine is considered the world's second deepest gold mine.

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Nathpa Jharki Dam has been constructed on Sutiej river in Himachal Pradesh. This project was completed in 2004.

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Gypsum is a non-metallic mineral. Non-metallic mineral reserves consist of stone quarries and clay and sand pits; chemical and fertiliser mineral deposits.

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Punjab is a Ieading producer of woollen textiles. Punjab is the largest producer of woollen textiles because: Raw material is easily available as sheep rearing is the main occupation in hilly areas adjoining Punjab. Demand for product is high because of very cold winters.