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Are GSI products sold to the public?
Yes, GSI products like published maps, atlases and scientific publications are sold to the public and to any interested party from various sales counters in GSI offices situated all over the country.
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Do gemstones really provide any 'effect'?
This can not be answered as it is individual's belief and there is no scientific way of ascertaining it.
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Does GSI provide laboratory facilities to outside users?
Yes, GSI provides laboratory facilities to outside users. Information about the services offered can be obtained through the ‘Services’ page. The corresponding 'Schedule of Charges' can be downloaded from the ‘Services’ page as well as from the Download Zone.
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Does GSI sell its unpublished reports and maps?
Published maps and other products are sold from Map & publications Sales Counters situated in GSI offices all over the country. Unpublished products are not sold over the counter. For the information regarding purchase of unpublished reports / maps and other data products please download the 'Instruction_purchase_MapReports.pdf' from the Download Zone or from the Products page.
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Does the ore sample we brought contain enough percentage of iron/manganese/copper etc? Or can you tell the element percentage present in the sample from petrographic studies?
The presence or absence of a specific element and quantity is best obtained by chemical analyses. However, mere presence of certain elements can be ascertained from petrographic or ore mineragraphic studies provided minerals containing such specific element are present in the sample.