(a) Pink, gray and white coloured marble deposit is located in Godavari, Lalitpur district. Its annual production capacity is about 80,000m2 polished marble slabs. It is producing about 50,000 to 70,000m2 polished marble slabs and some crazy marble, chips and aggregate as bi-products. Everest marble and allied industry is in operation, but the quality is not that good.
(b) Granites are also used as decorative and dimension stones. There is no proper stone industry to cut granite slabs and blocks. Major sources are the Lesser Himalayan granites e.g. Palung, Ipa, Sindhuli, Dadeldhura etc.
(c) Quartzites are abundantly known from Kaski, Syangja, Parbat, Baglung, Sindhupalchok, Dhankuta, Baitadi, Darchula, Bajhang, Bajura etc. It is commonly used as the flagstone for paving purpose.
(d) Slate are the common roofing and pavement materials that are extensively mined from different parts of Tanahun, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Dhadhing, Baglung, Parbat, Jajarkot, Accham, Doti, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura and many other districts.