Marble Industry
Renowned for the world famous Makarana marble, many artists have created fantasies with marble that have been used extensively in many architectural beauties of the country, the most famous and well known of them are the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
The quality of stone is believed to be one of the best in the world as it retains a high grade polish for a very long period of time as is evidenced by some of the ancient monuments built from this stone many centuries earlier. Marble is found in Makarana in six different bands extending over nearly 10 kms. The total marble reserves in the existing mining areas which have been explored by the state government have been estimated to be about 55 million tones. Makarana marble is usually medium to coarse grained, but is chemically higher in silica, illumine and as compared to the Italian and Grecian marbles, but also the presence of impurities is low. It contains about 98 percent Calcium Carbonate. The Makarana marble range has been divided broadly into 15 blocks according to the physical characteristics of the marble bands.
The Marble situation in Nagaur
| S. No. | Name of the Block | Size | Quality | A.V. Deposit |
| 1 | Matawar | 300X200 M | Pink, White, Adanga type Grained I & II Grade | 15 M |
| 2 | Rawat Dungari | 150X110 M | Adanga II Grade | 20 M |
| 3 | Kala Nada Talab | 100x100 M | Dark Pink I & II Grade Coarse Grained | --- |
| 4 | Kumari Nadi | 300x300 M | Adanga Coarse grained III Grade | 8 M |
| 5 | Ulodi | 200X200 M | Adanga Pink Coarse Grained II Grade | 20 M |
| 6 | Chousera/Bhot Range | 500X250 M 1000X250 M | White Marble Grained Grade | 45.22 M |
| 7 | Pink Range | 3000X200 M | Light Pink Marble | 35 M |
| 8 | Paharkya Range | 3000X100 M | White Adanga | 35 M |
| 9 | Kala Dungari/Mored | 3000X100 M 100X100 M | Adanga II Grade | 20 M |
| 10 | Borawar Range | 5000X250 M | White Coarne Grained II Grade | 8 M |