Geology of Odisha

About this book

The Indian state of Odisha has received considerable attention from different exploration agencies for bulk minerals, as well as non-bulk strategic and energy technology minerals and materials, resulting in generating low-level aerial geophysical data for a major part of the state. The geology of the state has immense importance in providing a link (particularly with Western Australia and Antarctica) for reconstructing the formation of the Gondwanaland supercontinent during the Palaeozoic and its dispersal during the Mesozoic. This book provides a compilation of relevant geologic data by authors who have been involved in generating it.

The book contains nine chapters. Chapter 1 on Geomorphology contains a brief introduction to the physiography and history of the state, followed by details of different geomorphological units. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the Geology of Odisha. Chapter 3 covers the Singhbhum Craton. Chapter 4 deals with the Bastar Craton and associated supracrustal belts and provides an overview of the geology of the craton in the adjacent state of Chhattisgarh. Chapter 5 covers the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt. Chapter 6 provides details of the Rengali Province, separating the Singhbhum block from the Eastern Ghats. Chapter 7 contains summarized versions on lithostratigraphy, depositional environment and correlations of five Proterozoic intracratonic basins. Chapter 8 on the Gondwana Supergroup contains descriptions of eight basins in terms of basin configuration, correlation and coal deposits. Finally, chapter 9 deals with the Cenozoic sequence of Odisha. This chapter contains small sections on on-shore and off-shore geological units, basin development and hydrocarbon potential.

Each chapter contains original maps (both in colour and greyscale), as well as greyscale photographs and images and up-to-date references on the subject. Petrographic and geochemical data have been provided throughout the book.

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