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Monday, 29 September 2014

Geological Regions



                     The geological regions broadly grouped into three regions : the Himalayas and their associated group of mountains ,the Indo- Ganga Plain and the Peninsular  shield.

              The Himalayan mountain belt to the north and the Naga- Lushai mountain in the east , are the regions of mountain- building  movement were under marine conditions about 60 crore years ago. The Indo- Ganga plains are a great alluvial tract that separates the Peninsula in the south.  The Peninsula is a region of relative stability and occasional seismic disturbances.
 
              Highly metamorphosed rocks of the earliest periods , dating back as far as 380 crore years, occur in this peninsular area.

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