Vindhyan Basin
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The Vindhyan Basin is a large Proterozoic sedimentary basin in central India known for its extensive, ancient rock formations that preserve important records of early Earth history.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| ageRange |
Mesoproterozoic
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Aravalli-Delhi Orogenic Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son-Narmada Lineament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Vindhyan Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vindhyan Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironmentIncludes |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicResourceIncludes |
limestone
ⓘ
sandstone building stone ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilContentIncludes |
microfossils
ⓘ
stromatolites ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Proterozoic ⓘ |
| hasGlobalSignificanceFor |
Precambrian geological record
ⓘ
early eukaryotic life studies ⓘ |
| hasThicknessUpTo | several kilometers of sedimentary strata ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Proterozoic stratigraphy of India
ⓘ
basin evolution studies ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient rock formations
ⓘ
extensive Proterozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ records of early Earth history ⓘ |
| lithologyIncludes |
limestone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central India ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vindhya Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Archean basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitIncludes |
Lower Vindhyan Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Vindhyan Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intra-cratonic basin ⓘ |
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