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  2. Dharwar Craton - Wikipedia

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    The location map of the Dharwar Craton. The shaded area represents the Dharwar Craton. Generated from GeoMapApp (Ryan et al., 2009). [1]The Dharwar Craton is an Archean continental crust craton formed between 3.6-2.5 billion years ago (), which is located in southern India and considered the oldest part of the Indian peninsula.

  3. Peninsular Gneiss - Wikipedia

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    Peninsular Gneiss or Peninsular Gniessic Complex are the gneissic complex of the metamorphics found all over the Indian Peninsula, on top of which, the supra-crustal Dharwar System have been laid down. [1] The term was first fashioned by W.F.Smeeth of the Mysore Geological Department in 1916 based on the first scientific study of this rock ...

  4. Geology of India - Wikipedia

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    Due to continental drift, the India Plate split from Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian Plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas.. The earliest phase of tectonic evolution was marked by the cooling and solidification of the upper crust of the earth's surface in the Archaean Era (prior to 2.5 billion years) which is represented by the exposure of gneisses and granites especially ...

  5. List of rock formations in India - Wikipedia

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    Sentinel Rock, near Moula Ali. 1. “Bear’s Nose” inside Shilparamam, Madhapur; 2. “Cliff Rock”, Jubilee Hills 3. Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu Lake, Jubilee Hills 4. “Monster Rock” near Film Nagar, Jubilee Hil

  6. Craton - Wikipedia

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    Cratons of South America and Africa during the Triassic Period when the two continents were joined as part of the Pangea supercontinent. A craton (/ ˈ k r eɪ t ɒ n / KRAYT-on, / ˈ k r æ t ɒ n / KRAT-on, or / ˈ k r eɪ t ən / KRAY-tən; [1] [2] [3] from Ancient Greek: κράτος kratos "strength") is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two ...

  7. Geography of India - Wikipedia

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    Dharwar Craton (Karnataka Craton), 3.4 - 2.6 Ga, granite-greenstone terrain covers the state of Karnataka and parts of eastern and southern Maharashtra state, and forms the basis of the southern end of the Deccan Plateau. In 1886 it was divided into two tectonic blocks, namely Eastern Dharwar Craton (EDC) and Western Dharwar Craton (WDC).

  8. List of fossil sites - Wikipedia

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    Geological formations consist of rock that was deposited during a specific period of time. They usually extend for large areas, and sometimes there are different important sites in which the same formation is exposed. Such sites may have separate entries if they are considered to be more notable than the formation as a whole.

  9. Gangapur Formation - Wikipedia

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    The Gangapur Formation is a geological formation in Telangana, India. The Gangapur formation is Early Cretaceous in age. It forms a part of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin and overlies the Jurassic Kota Formation. The outcrops near the Gangapur village was first described in 1881 as the Gangapur beds. [1]