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Teri or Teri dune complex is a coastal landscape peculiar to some parts of Tamil Nadu mainly in southeastern India. The landscape consists of sediments dating to the Quaternary Period and made of marine deposits with aeolianite and characteristic red sand and silt dunes.
The geology of Chennai comprises mostly clay, shale and sandstone. [1] The city is classified into three regions based on geology, sandy areas, clayey areas and hard-rock areas. Sandy areas are found along the river banks and the coasts. Clayey regions cover most of the city. Hard rock areas are Guindy, Velachery, Adambakkam and a part of ...
The department of geology and mining function under the purview of the department and includes the following bodies: [2] Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG) Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN)
Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest state in India and covers an area of 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi). It is bordered by Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the northwest, Andhra Pradesh to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Kallakurichi Formation (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu The Kallakurichi Formation , alternatively spelled as Kallankurichchi or Kallankurichi Formation , [ 1 ] is a geological formation of the Ariyalur Group in Tamil Nadu , southern India whose strata date back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous .
The name Eastern Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
The drainage basin of the Vellar River is one of the 17 major river basins of Tamil Nadu, and covers 7,504.346 square kilometres (2,897.444 sq mi) of land in 8 districts. The basin is bordered by the Kaveri River basin to the south and west, the Ponnaiyar River basin to the north, and the Paravanar River basin and the Bay of Bengal to the east.
Tamil nadu: Fossil Park [2] 9 St. Thomas Charnockite: St. Thomas Mount, Chennai: Chennai district: Tamil nadu: Rock Monuments [2] 10 Karai Badlands Formation Fossil Park: Badlands of Karai Formation with Cretaceous fossils along Karai – Kulakkalnattam Section Perambalur district: Tamil nadu: Fossil Park [2] 11 Eddy Current Marking ...