Why in news? Rare metal vanadium was found at off coast​​ of Gujarat

Highlights:

• Vanadium, a critical raw material for many industrial applications, has been found in sediment samples collected from Gulf of Khambhat, which opens into the Arabian Sea off Alang in Gujarat.
• It is the first report of vanadium occurrence in the offshore sediments of India
• At Gulf of Khambhat, it has been found in a mineral called titanomagnetite, which is formed when molten lava cools rapidly.