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  2. Perth Basin - Wikipedia

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    The Perth Basin began forming in the Late Permian during the breakup of Gondwana, as the Australian continental plate began rifting away from the African and Indian continental plates. During the Permian, what is now the Perth Basin was the eastern half of a rift valley that formed as the continental plates were pulled apart.

  3. Geology of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Rifting of Australia from India and Africa began in the Permian, resulting in the production of a rift basin and half-grabens of the basal portions of the long-lived Perth Basin. Petroleum was formed in the Swan Coastal Plain and Pilbara during this rifting, presumably in a rift valley lake where the bottom was deoxygenated (akin to Africa's ...

  4. Petroleum industry in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    In area, the onshore part of the Carnarvon Basin covers about 115,000 km 2 and the offshore part covers approximately 535,000 km 2 with water depths up to 3,500 m. [10] Less than 5% of the state's gas comes from fields near Dongara, part of the Perth basin, which extends about 1300 km along the southwestern margin of the continent.

  5. Indian plate - Wikipedia

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    The Indian plate (or India plate) is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana , the Indian plate broke away from the other fragments of Gondwana 100 million years ago and began moving north, carrying Insular India with it. [ 2 ]

  6. Deccan Traps - Wikipedia

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    The original area covered by the lava flows is estimated to have been as large as 1.5 million km 2 (0.58 million sq mi), approximately half the size of modern India. The Deccan Traps region was reduced to its current size by erosion and plate tectonics; the present area of directly observable lava flows is around 500,000 km 2 (200,000 sq mi).

  7. Tectonic evolution of the Aravalli Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Vindhyan Basin and the Marwar Basin are part of the Purana basins that sit near the Aravalli Mountain Range. Vindhyan Basin; The Vindhyan Basin is located on the southeastern side of the Aravalli Mountain Range where its formation is believed to be associated to the large downwarp of the crust after Delhi Orogeny. [9]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Australian plate - Wikipedia

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    The Australian plate is a major tectonic plate in the eastern and, largely, southern hemispheres. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, Australia remained connected to India and Antarctica until approximately when India broke away and began moving north.