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Geology
of Madhya Pradesh
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The
oldest group of rocks comprising of Archaeans and Proterozoic formation
constitute nearly 45% area of the State. The next younger formation of
Carboniferous to lower Cretaceous comprising Gondwana Super Group covers 10%
area while the formation of Cretaceous to Paleocene comprising mostly of Deccan
Trap basalt constitutes 38% area of the State. |
Geological
Succession :
|
Period/Sub
Period |
Age |
Geological
Formation |
Associated
Mineral Deposits |
| Recent |
1
M.Y. |
Alluvium |
Ground Water |
| Pliestocene |
18
M.Y. |
Laterite
& Bauxite |
Bauxite
deposits of Rewa, Satna etc. |
| Cretaceous
to Palaeocene |
64
to 97
M.Y. |
Deccan
Trap Basalt, Bagh, Lametas (Infra -trappean) |
Gem
varieties of Quartz, Road material, Limestone deposit of Dhar, Jhabua
district. |
| Upper
Carboniferous to lower Cretaceous |
97
to 320
M.Y. |
Gondwana
Supergroup |
Coal
deposits of Betul, Sidhi, Shahdol and Chhindwara, Jabalpur, districts.
Clay deposits of Katni, Shahdol district etc. |
| Proterozoic
- III |
570
to 900
M.Y. |
Bhander
Group Rewa Group |
Limestone
deposits of Damoh, Katni districts etc. Conglomeratic Diamond field of
Panna district. |
| Proterozoic |
900
to 1800
M.Y. |
Kaimur
Group Semri Group |
Diamondiferous
kimberlites of panna distt., limestone deposits of mandsaur, rewa, satna
distt. Lead-zinc deposits of damoh distt. |
| Proterozoic
I to II |
- |
Gwalior
Group, Bijawar Group Chilpi Group |
Rock
Phosphate of Sagar distt. Dolomite deposit
of Mandla district, Iron ore
deposit of Jabalpur district (uneconcmic) Minor occurrences of Mn ore. |
| Proterozoic
- I |
1600
to 2500
M.Y. |
Sausar Group Aravalli Group |
Manganese
deposit of Balaghat and Chhindwara distt., Copper deposit of Balaghat.
Phosphorite and Mn deposits of Jhabua distt. |
| Archaean
to Proterozoic - I |
- |
Sakoli
Group Bundelkhand granite |
Pyrophyllite-Diaspore
of Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur distt., Granite for cutting / polishing. |
| Archaean |
Older
than 2500 M.Y. |
Amgaon
Group peninsular gneisses, Older granites and Migmatites.
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