Gondwana coalfields

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coal-bearing sedimentary basin coalfield system geological formation

Gondwana coalfields are extensive coal-bearing geological formations in India dating back to the Gondwana period, known for hosting major coal deposits such as those in the Bokaro region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lower Gondwana formations 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coal-bearing sedimentary basin ⓘ
coalfield system ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
country India ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment fluvio-lacustrine ⓘ
economicImportance major source of Indian coal production ⓘ
foundInState Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic ⓘ
Permian ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Gondwana period ⓘ
hostMajorDeposit Bokaro coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Godavari Valley coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ib Valley coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jharia coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Raniganj coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Singareni coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ
Talcher coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wardha Valley coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostMajorDeposit Korba coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pench–Kanhan–Tawa coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ
Singrauli coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
lithology coal seams ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
namedAfter Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Gondwana Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryResource bituminous coal ⓘ
coking coal ⓘ
non-coking coal ⓘ
significance foundation of India’s coal-based energy sector ⓘ
key to understanding Indian Gondwana stratigraphy ⓘ
stratigraphicUnit Gondwana Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting intracratonic basins ⓘ
timeOfMajorCoalFormation Permian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor cement industry ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bokaro coalfield → geologicalBasin → Gondwana coalfields ⓘ
Pranhita valley → hasStratigraphy → Gondwana coalfields ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Gondwana formations