Archives: Geology

Deterioration of Land Quality: The United Nations celebrated 2015 as the ‘World Soil Year’ and designated 2015-2024 as the ‘International

Aravalli Craton What areas does the Aravalli Craton cover? The Aravalli Craton covers over one lakh(100000) sq. km, including the

Bundelkhand Craton Overview What is the Bundelkhand Craton? The Bundelkhand Craton, named for the fifteenth-century kingdom of Bundelkhand, is a

Introduction of Singhbhum Craton? Singhbhum Craton covers a triangular area of 50,000 sq. km and consists of a core (8,000

Bastar Craton covers an area of 130,000 sq. km and is bounded by the Godavari graben in the south, Mahanadi

The Indian shield consists of five major Archean Cratons: Dharwar, Bastar, Singhbhum, Bundelkhand, and Aravalli. The Indian shield, comprising the

Chronostratigraphy Introduction Lithology (Lithostratigraphy): The stratigraphic units described in the preceding lectures are rock units distinguished by: Magnetic characteristics Fossil

The characterization and correlation of rock units on the basis of their fossil content is called biostratigraphy. It is fundamentally