Pranhita–Godavari basin
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The Pranhita–Godavari basin is a major sedimentary basin in central-southern India known for its extensive Gondwana rock formations and significant coal and hydrocarbon resources.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Godavari River basin | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| contains |
Gondwana rock formations
ⓘ
Jurassic strata ⓘ Permian strata ⓘ Triassic strata ⓘ fossil fauna ⓘ fossil flora ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
fluvial
ⓘ
lacustrine ⓘ |
| drainage | Godavari River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
coal mining
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Geological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredFor |
coal
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Mesozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| hasBasinFillThickness | several kilometers ⓘ |
| hasResource |
coal
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ petroleum ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
energy resources of India
ⓘ
stratigraphic correlation of Gondwana sequences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal resources
ⓘ
extensive Gondwana rock formations ⓘ hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal seams
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
peninsular India ⓘ southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Godavari River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pranhita River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Precambrian basement ⓘ |
| partOf | Gondwana basins of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphy | Gondwana Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | rift basin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Gondwana paleogeography studies
ⓘ
paleoclimatic reconstruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Godavari River basin
this entity surface form:
Godavari River basin
this entity surface form:
Godavari River basin