Geological Evolution
Stratigraphy & The Tectonic Architecture of India
MICRO-REALM 01
Archaean System
- OLDEST ROCK FOUNDATION
- GNEISS AND SCHIST
- BASE OF THE PENINSULA
MICRO-REALM 02
Dharwar System
- FIRST SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
- METALLIC MINERAL WEALTH
- GOLD, IRON, MANGANESE
MICRO-REALM 03
Purana Rock System
- CUDDAPAH & VINDHYAN
- LIMESTONE AND SHALE
- DIAMOND RESERVES & BUILDING STONE
MICRO-REALM 04
Gondwana System
- PERMIAN TO JURASSIC
- MAJOR COAL DEPOSITS
- SEDIMENTARY BASINS
MICRO-REALM 05
Deccan Traps
- CRETACEOUS VOLCANISM
- FISSURE ERUPTIONS
- BASALTIC ROCK & BLACK SOIL
MICRO-REALM 06
Tethys Sea
- ANCIENT GEOSYNCLINE
- MARINE SEDIMENTS
- PRE-COLLISION PHASE
MICRO-REALM 07
Plate Collision
- INDIAN & EURASIAN PLATES
- CONVERGENT BOUNDARY
- OROGENIC UPLIFT
MICRO-REALM 08
Himalayan Structure
- HIMADRI, HIMACHAL, SHIWALIK
- PARALLEL FOLD RANGES
- CONTINUOUS ELEVATION
MICRO-REALM 09
Syntaxial Bends
- SUDDEN SOUTHWARD BENDS
- NANGA PARBAT (WEST)
- NAMCHA BARWA (EAST)
MICRO-REALM 10
Peninsular Shield
- STABLE CRATON
- HIGHLY DENUDED
- RARE SEISMICITY
MICRO-REALM 11
Rift Valleys
- FAULTING AND SUBSIDENCE
- NARMADA AND TAPI
- WEST FLOWING RIVERS
MICRO-REALM 12
Relict Mountains
- ARAVALLI RANGE
- ANCIENT FOLD MOUNTAINS
- HIGHLY ERODED REMAINS
MICRO-REALM 13
Foredeep Basin
- TECTONIC TROUGH
- FILLED WITH ALLUVIUM
- INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN