Introduction to cuddapah basin purana basinproterozoic basin. It is the second largest purana basin next to the vindhyan cuddapah supergroup comprises of the papaghni, chitravati, nallamalai and srisailam quartzites cuddapah basin. It is roughly 25 km south of nowra, and approximately 200 km south of sydney. The crescent shaped, easterly concave and ns trending cuddapah basin fig. Chapter 17 sedimentation in the papaghni group of rocks in the.
The frontal part of the foldthrust belt henceforth called the cuddapah foldthrust belt cftb, recognized in the intercratonic, palaeoproterozoicneoproterozoic cuddapah basin, includes. In view of this, these flows cannot be clubbed together with the nallamalai. Cuddapah basin pdf geology of the cuddapah basin and its lithostratigraphy. The cuddapah basin is one of a series of proterozoic basins that overlie the cratons of india that, due to limited geochronological and provenance constraints, have remained subject to speculation as to their time of deposition, sediment source locations, and tectonicgeodynamic significance. It hosts the cuddapah supergroup and the kurnool group of rocks. Pdf palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin. The centre of the cuddapah basin between atmakur and cuddapah. The time series data were processed with single site and remote reference. Sedimentolology of the vempalle formation of proterozoic. Conclusion cuddapah is a very important palaeomeso proterozoic sedimentary basin and is typically arcuate shape. Known kimberlite occurrences in the dharwar craton are confined to an area immediately west of the cuddapah basin. There are three large intracratonic basins vindhyan, cuddapah and chattisgarh and several smaller basins kaladgi, bhima, pakhal, penganga, indravati, khariar, sabari and kolhan covering a large part of peninsular india. Sridhar reddy department of environmental sciences, yogi vemana university, kadapa, andhra pradesh, india. Gulcheru quartzites show angular to subangular texture.
Musgrave editor, seismic refraction prospecting, society. Gwalior basin extends ew for 80km with a width of 25km,near gwalior to the north of bundelkhand granite,almost 200km nw of bijawar basin. Great basin national heritage route headquarters the border cash machine available vault toilet, mather plaque, bench, viewing scopes reservations required lexington arch spring creek rearing station nevada department of wildlife. Aqueduct metadata document mekong river basin study. They are not known to host any significant metallic resource except for a substantial uranium resource and pbzn sulphide mineralization in the cuddapah basin. Srrich apatite and nbrutile from the chelima lamproite. The keystone of these commandments is the 1922 colorado river compact, an interstate agreement created by the seven basin states with. Chapter 2 geology and sampling geology the crescent shaped mid proterozoic intracratonic cuddapah basin of peninsular india fig.
Sridhar reddy department of environmental sciences, yogi vemana university, kadapa. Sketch map of the cuddapah basin, showing major stratigraphic subdivisions of the cuddapah. Pdf paleoproterozoic magmatism in the cuddapah basin, india. Sadly most people dont groups can merge so that hafels persecutors bullies become indiq group. Pdf tectonics of proterozoic cuddapah basin, southern india. Age and basin evolution of the cuddapah supergroup 9 a period of potassic magmatism produced kimberlite dykes which intruded the dharwar craton and the nallamalai group of the cuddapah basin chalapathi rao et al.
Cuddapah basin in india and crustal warping geophysical. Geological excursion to eparchaean unconformity at. Dwgsee dwg viewer is a light and fast viewer, designed to browse, view, edit, measure and print dwgdxfdwf files. I am developing this interpreter for selflearning purposes,dont take it serious. Associated mineralization near gani inlier, kurnool subbasin, cuddapah basin, india. Magomed jangubaev beats manual nhl 14 manual line changes ps3 network the only pdf file viewer can open and popular searches. In southern india the older precambrian is overlain unconformably in the cuddapah basin by the cuddapah and kurnool systems. Study of physicochemical characteristics of penna river at. Pdf uranium mineralisaton in the gulcheru quartzite of. A number of kimberlites and lamproites were emplaced during the proterozoic in the eastern dharwar craton and cuddapah basin of the southern indian shield. Identification of groundwater potential zones using ahp.
Proterozoic cuddapah basin, on the eastern margin of the dharwar craton is an intracratonic basin. Depositional environment of kg basin, east coast of india. Isotopic ages from the eastern ghats and cuddapahs of india. Proterozoic cuddapah basin, on the eastern margin of the dharwar craton is an intracratonic basin of the indian shield fig. Early proterozoic melt generation processes beneath the intra. Application of remote sensing for delineation of uranium. Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin. It overlies the granitic basement of eastern dharwar craton with a profound unconformity and has faulted contacts at many places. The lower part of the proterozoic cuddapah basin exposes three quartzite sequences, namely, gulcheru, pulivendla, and gandikota formations. Age and basin evolution of the cuddapah supergroup 9 a period of potassic magmatism produced kimberlite dykes which intruded the dharwar craton and the nallamalai group of the cuddapah basin.
Plumb the information contained in this report has been obtained by the bureau of mineral resources. Age and basin evolution of the cuddapah supergroup, india. Proterozoic mafic potassic and ultrapotassic igneous rocks emplaced in the cuddapah basin and dharwar craton of the southern indian shield are among the earliest recorded on earth. Cuddapah basin, andhra pradesh srisailam, palnad and kurnool subbasins, cuddapah basin mahadek basin, meghalaya singhbhum shear zone, jharkhand north delhi fold belt, rajasthan and haryana. Present study is carried out for delineation of groundwater potential zones gwpz in western part of cuddapah basin, southern india using remote sensing rs, geographical information system gis. Sep 01, 2014 read carbonate platform development in a paleoproterozoic extensional basin, vempalle formation, cuddapah basin, india, journal of asian earth sciences on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks subbasins of cuddapah. The cuddapah basin, a composite of four subbasins, the papaghni, kurnool, srisailam and palnad, covers an area of about 45000km 2 in the eastern part of the east dharwar craton of india fig. Morphometric analysis of a drainage basin using geographical. Phanerozoic magmatism in the proterozoic cuddapah basin and its. The cuddapah represents a parallel series of ancient sedimentary strata assuming a thickness of about 6000 meters. May 31, 2017 introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks subbasins of cuddapah basin lithostratigraphy tectonic settings etc. Felsic volcanics and tuffs are intercalated with sediments at many horizons.
Detrital mineral age, radiogenic isotopic stratigraphy and. Tectonics in the cuddapah foldthrust belt in the indian. Dwgsee dwg viewer, view dwg, autocad viewer, voloview. The proterozoic cuddapah basin of south india is one of the most important purana basins of peninsular india. Geographical information system gis has emerged as an efficient tool in delineation of drainage pattern and ground water potential and its planning. The boundary between these two rock groups, denoting enormous time gap in the evolution of earths crust is called eparchaean unconformity, which is indicated by. Basin introduction directorate general of hydrocarbons. Kadapa alternatively spelled cuddapah is a city in the rayalseema region of the southcentral part of andhra pradesh, india. Bureau of mineral resources, geology and geophysics record internal use only record 198124 workshop. Bhima basin the ne trending irregularly sinous bhima basin fig. Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin, south. Geological data are used to contour the bottom of the cuddapah basin, which is found to slope down eastward to a maximum depth of over 18,000 feet bel. Groundwater is the dominant source of domestic water supply in rural communities across the basin. Sedimentation and magmatism in the paleoproterozoic cuddapah basin, india.
The cuddapah supergroup succession can be divided into four unconformity. Sixteen stations were established with a station interval of 2 to 7 km. Study of physicochemical characteristics of penna river. The dipping resistive crustal layer in the ne parts of cuddapah basin suggest ew compression along. Geological map of the cuddapah basin and areas to its east, showing the dss profiles recorded across 11. Bhimakaladgi, bastar basin, pranhitagodavari basin, cuddapah basin. Chapter 21 mineral potential of proterozoic intracratonic. It has an arcuate length of 440 km and a width of145 km in the middle and is estimated to contain over 12 km of sediments and volcanics.
Geology of the cuddapah basin and its lithostratigraphy. The basin comprises several unconformitybounded successions, the lowermost of which the. The basin extends for a length of about km along the arcuate eastern margin with a mean width of km, and is the second largest purana basin of penninsular india, after the great vindhayan basin. The quality of the nile waters has generally deteriorated because of population growth, intensification of agriculture, and industrial development. The sedimentary basins of the country have been classified into four categories as below. Nov 23, 2011 a tectonic map of cuddapah basin cb and its adjacent regions has been compiled using landsat tm data and the available literature on the prominent tectonic features which include archaean greenstone belts, disposition of proterozoic mobile belts along with the associated midcrustal shear zones, and the mafic dyke swarms. Basin introduction the cuddapah basin is located between latitudes. Pdf the proterozoic cuddapah basin of south india hosts a number of unconformitybound sequences deposited over continental crust. This website is hosted by gsi geological survey of india, ministry of mines, government of india. Petrogenesis of proterozoic lamproites and kimberlites. Pdf sedimentation and magmatism in the paleoproterozoic.
The cuddapah basin in andhra pradesh is a remarkable tectonic and orogenic belt of the unfossiliferous. Basin view is a town in new south wales, australia in the city of shoalhaven, on the shores of st georges basin. The detailed lithological studies of sedimentary rocks of. The data selection and validation process for the mekong river basin study involved three steps. The evolutionary history of the cuddapah basin has been delineated in terms of. The basin extends for a length of about 450 km along the arcuate eastern margin with a mean width of 150 km. Petrology and geochemistry of the granitoids and their. The field characteristics of the two major fault zones. I will try to follow syntax of qbasic as close as i can.
Geochemistry of the palaeoproterozoic quartzites of lower. The structure of the cuddapah basin reveals that it forms the frontal part of a larger foldthrust belt, named the cuddapah. The present work recognizes a subdivision of the cuddapah basin into 3 separate main units of deposition. To better appreciate the usefulness of topographic maps as tools for investigating drainage basins and to master several morphometric variables used to characterize and analyze. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users.
Chapter 16 tectonics of the cuddapah basin and a model of. Pyroclastic volcanism in papaghni subbasin, andhra pradesh. Structures and their tectonic implications of the southern. The cuddapah basin consists of generally wellpreserved palaeoproterozoicneoproterozoic sedimentary and associated volcanic rocks. The uplift of the eastern ghats on the eastern margin affected the evolution of the cuddapah basin, changing the shape and the sediments of the basin. The name has been derived after cuddapah district of andhra pradesh where these rocks occur in a semicircular basin covering about 35,100 square km. Application of remote sensing for delineation of uranium bearing vempalli dolomites in and around tummalapalli area, cuddapah basin, india raghu babu. Uranium mineralisation in the gulcheru quartzite of cuddapah basin, in the tipparajupalle and cheruvula bodu area, cuddapah district, andhra pradesh a.
Regional magnetic profiles over cuddapah basin north of 16. Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin, south india and regional tectonics. Geoelectric signatures of palnad sub basin and nallamalai fold belt. Abujhmar basin named for abujh mar or unknown hills in the remote bansal region, covers an area of 3000sq. The vempalle fault, north to the idupulapaya fault, runs 40 km from vempalle village in the west to kadapa town in the east. Comparison of the cuddapah basin, india ani the adelaide geosyncline, australia reporc of overseas visit january, 1981 by k. Tectonics of proterozoic cuddapah basin, southern india. The kimberlites that intruded the lower section of the nallamalai group. Export drawing to pdf and raster images within few simple steps, good for. The cuddapah basin in southern india has a potential for uranium mineralization due to some favorable factors such as its temporal, stratigraphic and tectonic settings. The mesoproterozoic cuddapah basin cb, including the neoproterozoic kurnool basin within it, is the second largest 44,000 sq km area intracratonic purana basin in india nagaraja rao et al. Lower cuddapah succession, exposed in the papaghni sub basin. Ar ages of five dolerites emplaced in the lower cuddapahs in the western part of the cuddapah basin, and of two slates of the cumbum stage of the nallamalai series, permit the dating of the following events in the history of the cuddapah basin.
In this basin, middle to late proterozoic sediments of the cuddapah. The cuddapah basin is one of many proterozoic, intracontinental sedimentary basins across peninsular india. A tectonic map of cuddapah basin cb and its adjacent regions has been compiled using landsat tm data and the available literature on the prominent tectonic features which include. The cuddapah basin is crescent shaped and occupies an area of over 44,000 sq. Crustal structure of the northern part of the proterozoic cuddapah. The colorado river basin is ruled by a compilation of decrees, rights, court decisions, and laws that together are. The cuddapah basin in andhra pradesh is a remarkable tectonic and orogenic belt of the unfossiliferous precambrian rocks of peninsular india. The cuddapah basin of peninsular india is 440 km long and about 200 km wide, and developed on the eastern dharwar craton where it has a distinctly crescentshaped preserved geometry 1, 2. Occurrence of high level magma intrusives and associated. The basin convexes towards west and extends for a length of about 400 km in northsouth direction with a maximum width of 145 km in the middle. Aohampot,dome isone of such outliers in the east, limestones arealso extensively developed in tho area, these are conaidoeod to be the equivulents of j amma.
Oct 22, 2015 broadband magnetotelluric investigations were carried out along nwse profile from potuluru to anjanpalli in the ne part of cuddapah basin. Basin information directorate general of hydrocarbons dgh. Printed in the netherlands stratigraphic and structural development of the precambrian cuddapah basin. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Tectonics of the cuddapah basin and a model of its evolution. Hydrogeology and geomorphology of the study area the study site that surrounds the tummalapalle area 14 18 to 14 21 n. It is the district headquarters of kadapa district.
The existing 26 sedimentary basins have an area of approximately 3. Cuddapah sedimentary basin, southern andhra pradesh. The age of the cuddapah and kurnool systems, southern. Gis and image processing techniques can be employed for the identification of morphological features and analyzing properties of basin. The cuddapah basin of andhra pradesh, india, is a crescent shaped proterozoic intracratonic fig. It occupies parts of jagdalpur district of chhattisgarh and koraput district of orissa and rests nonconformably on the archaean. Stratigraphic and structural development of the precambrian cuddapah basin, s.
The chelima dykes have been exhaustively and extensively mined since antiquity, presumably for diamond7, leaving only dumped and processed dyke material as a testimony of the old workings. A conceptual model article pdf available in journal of the geological society of india 785 november 2011 with 1,106 reads. The study was conducted by reclamation in collaboration with the seven basin states and a broad range of stakeholders including tribes, agricultural users, purveyors of municipal and industrial water, power users, and conservation and recreation groups. Pdf the proterozoic cuddapah basin of southern india, with an aerial extent.
Property data for 36 basin view parade, basin view, nsw 2540. It is the second largest purana basin next to the vindhyan cuddapah supergroup comprises of the papaghni, chitravati, nallamalai and srisailam quartzites cuddapah basin is a storehouse for many rich mineral resources like barytes. Hence, the upper palaeoproterozoic stromatolitic carbonates of the vempalle formation 1. The 84 km profile is adjacent to the eastern ghat mobile belt egmb and eastern dharwar craton edc, india. Cuddapah basin of india from deep seismic soundings and gravity.
Lamproites intrude the basin and its ne margin, whereas kimberlites intrude the craton to the west of the basin. Age and basin evolution of the cuddapah supergroup 7 belts including an older 35803200 ma sargur group and a younger 30002500 ma dharwar supergroup chadwick et al. The basin is surrounded to the west, south and north by an archaean granitic and gneissic terrain composed of narrow, linear nnwsse trending kgranitic. Tectonics of the cuddapah basin and a model of its. An overview of uranium exploration strategy in india.
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