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Precambrian Geological Characteristics of India Craton

Luo Yanjun1, Ma Boyong2, Li Shanglin1, Zhang Haidi1, Cheng Gong3   

  1. 1. Xi'an Center of Geological Survey, CGS, Xi'an 710054, China;
    2. China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China;
    3. School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • Received:2017-10-20 Published:2018-11-20
  • Supported by:
    Supported by Project of China Geological Survey (DD20160105, 1212011120333)

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Abstract: The India craton is a separate geotectonic unit, which is located in the south of the Himalayas piedmont fault and presently connected with the Eurasian continent. It is mainly composed of seven Archean micro-continents, including Aravalli, Bundelkhand, Singhbhum, Bastar, Eastern Dharwar, Western Dharwar and the southern granulite, and two Proterozoic mobile belts, Satpura and Eastern Ghats. In this paper we summarize the geological characteristics of the main tectonic units of the India craton based on the latest project research results. The stable configuration of the India craton was largely completed at 2.50 Ga. The India craton metamorphic crystalline basement is mainly composed of TTG gneiss, granite, and metamorphic series. The cover of the India craton is mainly composed of the shallow marine clastic sedimentary rocks and platform carbonate rocks, depositing in the Proterozoic sedimentary basins, such as the Vindhyan, Chhattisgarh, Cuddapah, Godavari, Indravati, and Bhima-Kaladgi basins.

Key words: India craton, Precambrian, basement, sedimentary cover

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