Stratigraphic and structural development of the precambrian. The proterozoic cuddapah basin of south india is one of the most important purana basins of peninsular india. The time series data were processed with single site and remote reference. Evidence from field relationship and sedimentological study adeigbe, o. Pdf palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin. Sedimentolology of the vempalle formation of proterozoic. Stratigraphy, tectonics, and basin evolution in the anza. It extends northwestward into the niger valley, northward to the jos massif and northeastward into lafia.
The geology of the cuddapah basin has been discussed in great detail by several authors king. Introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks subbasins of cuddapah. Introduction to cuddapah basin purana basinproterozoic basin. Detrital mineral age, radiogenic isotopic stratigraphy and. Structural controls on the evolution of the kutai basin, east. Geophysical and geological evidence for the benuechad basin. The basin is surrounded to the west, south and north by an archaean granitic and gneissic terrain composed of narrow, linear nnwsse trending kgranitic. The geology of chad includes an area of metamorphic rocks of precambrian age surrounding the chad basin which is floored with tertiary and quaternary sediments. The cuddapah basin of andhra pradesh, india, is a crescent shaped proterozoic. Plumb the information contained in this report has been obtained by the bureau of mineral resources.
Geology, waterquality, hydrology, and geomechanics of the. Chapter 2 geology and sampling geology the crescent shaped mid proterozoic intracratonic cuddapah basin of peninsular india fig. Age and basin evolution of the cuddapah supergroup, india. Oct 22, 2015 broadband magnetotelluric investigations were carried out along nwse profile from potuluru to anjanpalli in the ne part of cuddapah basin. Quaternary stratigraphy, drainagebasin development, and. 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.
It hosts the cuddapah supergroup and the kurnool group of rocks. The anambra basin is situated west of the lower benue trough and is often considered youngest formation of the benue trough. Cuddapah supergroup reveals two simultaneous sources, contributing sediments to the basin, one is a weathered source and the other is juvenile input as indicated by the cia average 67 values ranging from 53 to 90. The bulk of the great basin lies within the state of nevada state outlines are shown on accompanying paleotectonic maps, but it extends also into western utah and the eastern fringe of california. The 84 km profile is adjacent to the eastern ghat mobile belt egmb and eastern dharwar craton edc, india. May 31, 2017 introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks subbasins of cuddapah basin lithostratigraphy tectonic settings etc. The basin and range unless rock layers are overturned, older rocks are found at the bottom and younger rocks are found at the top of a sedimentary sequence. Stratigraphy of the cuddapah basin the cuddapah group introduction some important changes in the stratigraphy of the cuddapah group are summarized below see fig. Department of geology, ekiti state university, ado ekiti nigeria olaburaimo a. It overlies the granitic basement of eastern dharwar craton with a profound unconformity and has faulted contacts at many places. Introduction to cuddapah basin purana basinproterozoic. Crustal structure of the northern part of the proterozoic.
Pdf the proterozoic cuddapah basin of south india hosts a number of unconformitybound. Morphometric analysis of drainage basin using aerial photographs 626 stream length lu the length of the stream channel is a dimensional property, which reveals the size of the component of. Occurrence of high level magma intrusives and associated. Chapter 16 tectonics of the cuddapah basin and a model of. The petroleum geology and prospectivity of the neo. Surface radioactive anomalies at srisailam sub basin, cuddapah basin, india article pdf available in chinese journal of geochemistry 342 june 2015 with 217 reads how we measure reads. Introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks subbasins of cuddapah basin lithostratigraphy tectonic settings etc. Stratigraphy, tectonics, and basin evolution in the anzaborrego desert region rebecca j. Basin introduction the cuddapah basin is located between latitudes. Proterozoic cuddapah basin, on the eastern margin of the dharwar craton is an intracratonic basin of the indian shield fig. Drainage basin, hawul basin, geospatial, morphometric. Quaternary stratigraphy, drainagebasin development, and geomorphology of the lake manix basin, mojave desert. Crustal structure of the northern part of the proterozoic cuddapah. 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 osun drainage basin in the western lithoral hydrological. 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. Pdf paleoproterozoic magmatism in the cuddapah basin, india. The analogue accraketa basin is still under explored but found to be highly prospective. The cuddapah basin in andhra pradesh is a remarkable tectonic and orogenic belt of the. Piceance is fortunate to have, surrounding the basin, mv outcrop that can be correlated to the subsurface. Cuddapah basin is a crescent shaped sedimentary basin of proterozoic age lying on the eastern dharwar craton fig. 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. Synthetic aperture radar data were used to interpret. Geology of the cuddapah basin and its lithostratigraphy. In this context, this research utilized a twenty 20. Sandstone copper assessment of the chusarysu basin, central kazakhstan abstract mineral resource assessments represent a synthesis of available information to estimate the location, quality, and quantity of undiscovered mineral resources in the upper part of the earths crust. Revised manuscript received and accepted october 24, 20. Bhima basin the ne trending irregularly sinous bhima basin fig.
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. There are precambrian rocks in the tibesti mountains in the north and the east whilst in eastern chad are basement rocks, some of which extend into darfur in neighbouring sudan. Abstract a crustal depth section was obtained from deep seismic soundings dss along the alampurkonikiganapeshwaram profile, cutting across the northern part of the proterozoic cuddapah basin, india, running just south of latitude 16 n and between longitude 78 e and 81e. Marith reheis, dave miller, joanna redwine, stephanie dudash, jack oviatt, darrell kaufman, and jordon bright. Pdf the proterozoic cuddapah basin of southern india, with an aerial extent of 44500. Mineralization near gani inlier, kurnool subbasin, cuddapah basin, india.
The importance of drainage basin as a planning unit for water resources develo pment and management cannot be overemphasized and this requires accurate characterization of the drainage basin. Comparison of the cuddapah basin, india ani the adelaide geosyncline, australia reporc of overseas visit january, 1981 by k. Palaeoproterozoic sedimentation in the cuddapah basin, south. Tectonics of the cuddapah basin narayanaswami geological. Geology of the piceance basin mesaverde gas accumulation.
The basin extends for a length of about 450 km along the arcuate eastern margin with a mean width of 150 km. Dorsey the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. Basin introduction directorate general of hydrocarbons. This paper analyses the paleogene and neogene evolution of the kutai basin using a combination of geophysical and. When the deposition of cuddapah sediments ended the basin was uplifted and the strata tilted, fractured and exposed to denudation. Geomechanics of the cuyama valley groundwater basin, california, 200812. Th is study takes a closer look at the osun drainage basin with a view to updating the existing records, esti mate the morphometric features and make. Tectonics of proterozoic cuddapah basin, southern india. The proterozoic cuddapah basin of southern india, with an aerial extent of 44,500 km 2, is one of the largest sedimentary basins in the world that witnessed significant events of magmatism during. The crescent shaped, easterly concave and ns trending cuddapah basin fig. Geological excursion to eparchaean unconformity at.
Palynological and sequence stratigraphy characterization of the earlylate campanian nkporo shale, orekpekpeimiegba area, anambra basin, nigeria adebayo olajide f. The kimberlites that intruded the lower section of the nallamalai group. 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. Introduction to cuddapah basin tectonic frameworks sub. The basin is bounded to the south by the niger delta basin hinge line. Pdf surface radioactive anomalies at srisailam sub basin.
Geology, waterquality, hydrology, and geomechanics of the cuyama valley groundwater basin, california, 200812 scientific investigations report 205108 prepared in cooperation with the county of santa barbara. 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. Exploration activities have intensified in the tano basin following the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantities at the jubilee fields. The field characteristics of the two major fault zones. The structure of the cuddapah basin reveals that it forms the frontal part of a larger foldthrust belt, named the cuddapah foldthrust belt cftb. Sandstone copper assessment of the chusarysu basin, central. With the passage of time the basin was again submerged beneath a shallow sea and in the upper precambrian and cambrian times, the sedimentary rocks of kurnool mineral resources of the pennar basin. Albert einstein introduction the fossil record of past life is commonly preserved in ancient sediments and sedimentary rocks. Cuddapah basin pdf geology of the cuddapah basin and its lithostratigraphy. Provenance and tectonic setting of the late paleoproterozoic. Olatunji palystrat limited, ibadan nigeria madukwe, henry y department of geology, ekiti. 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. Sixteen stations were established with a station interval of 2 to 7 km. Characteristics of river hawul basin, northeast nigeria quantification of the morphometric parameters of a drainage basin has proved to be of immense benefit in river basin evaluation, watershed prioritization for soil and water conservation, and in the management of natural resources at the watershed level 6.
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