Indian Gondwana basins
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The Indian Gondwana basins are a series of continental sedimentary basins in peninsular India renowned for their extensive Permian–Mesozoic coal-bearing strata, fossil assemblages, and insights into the geological evolution of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Gondwana basins canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-bearing basin
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ sedimentary basin system ⓘ |
| boundedBy | fault-controlled margins ⓘ |
| contains |
Glossopteris flora fossils
ⓘ
Gondwana Supergroup sediments ⓘ glacial and glaciofluvial deposits ⓘ trace fossils ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
continental
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major coal resources of India
ⓘ
source of coking coal in eastern India ⓘ source of power-grade coal ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cretaceous
NERFINISHED
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Jurassic ⓘ Permian NERFINISHED ⓘ Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continental clastic sedimentary successions
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extensive coal-bearing strata ⓘ records of Gondwana breakup ⓘ rich fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal seams
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Peninsular India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBasin |
Damodar Valley basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharia basin NERFINISHED ⓘ North Karanpura basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pranhita–Godavari basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Raniganj basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Satpura basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Son–Mahanadi basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South Rewa basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Talchir basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wardha valley basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gondwana Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesInsightInto |
Permian–Mesozoic tectonics of India
ⓘ
evolution of the Gondwana supercontinent ⓘ paleoclimate of southern Pangea ⓘ |
| records |
Late Paleozoic glaciation in India
ⓘ
post-glacial coal-forming environments ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit |
Barakar Formation
NERFINISHED
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Barren Measures Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Raniganj Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Talchir Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
intracratonic basins
ⓘ
rift-related basins ⓘ |
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