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Government of India
Ministry of Mines
09-March-2016 18:07 IST
Geo-Heritage Sites

Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance

 

Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance. The State-wise details are given in Annexure. GSI or the respective State governments take necessary measures to protect these sites.

There is no proposal pending with UNSECO for declaration of geo-heritage sites.

Annexure

 

State-wise details of the geological heritage sites/ national geological monuments

 

S. No

Geological heritage site /

National geological monument

 

S. No

Geological heritage site /

National geological monument

 

 

ANDHRA PRADESH

18

Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite, Ajmer Dist.

1

Volcanogenic bedded Barytes, Mangampeta, Cuddapah Dist.

19

Welded Tuff, Jodhpur Dist.   

2

Eparchaean Unconformity, Chittor Dist.

20

Jodhpur Group – Malani Igneous Suite Contact, Jodhpur Dist.

3

Natural Geological Arch, Tirumala Hills, Chittor Dist.

21

Great Boundary Fault at Satur, Bundi Dist.

4

Erra Matti Dibbalu- the dissected and stabilized coastal red sediment mounds located between Vishakhapatnam and Bhimunipatnam.

 

 

 

 

MAHARASHTRA

 

 

KERALA

22

Lonar Lake, Buldana Dist.   

5

Laterite near Angadipuram PWD rest house premises, Malapuram Dist.

 

 

CHATTISGARH

6

Varkala Cliff Section, Thiruvanatapuram Dist.

22

Lower Permian Marine bed at Manendragarh, Surguja Dist.

 

 

TAMILNADU

 

 

KARNATAKA

7

Fossil wood near Tiruvakkarai, South Arcot Dist.

24

Columnar Lava, St Mary Island  Udupi Dist.

8

National fossil wood park, Sattanur, Tiruchirapalli Dist.

25

Pillow lavas near Mardihalli, Chitradurga Dist.

9

Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount, Madras.

26

Peninsular Gneiss, Lalbagh, Banglore

10

Badlands of Karai Formation with Cretaceous fossils along Karai – Kulakkalnattam Section, Perambalur District.

27

Pyroclastics & Pillow lavas, Kolar Gold fields, Kolar Dist.

 

 

GUJARAT

 

 

HIMACHAL PRADESH

11

Sedimentary Structures – Eddy Markings, Kadan Dam, Panch Mahals Dist.  

28

Siwalik Fossil Park, Saketi, Sirmur dt.,

 

 

RAJASTHAN

 

 

ODISHA

12

Sendra Granite, Pali Dist.

29

Pillow Lava in lron ore belt at Nomira, Keonjhar dist.

13

Barr Conglomerate, Pali Dist.

 

 

JHARKHAND

14

Stromatolite Fossil Park, Jharmarkotra Rock Phosphate deposit, Udaipur Dist.

30

Plant Fossil bearing Inter-trappean beds of Rajmahal Formation, upper Gondwana sequence around Mandro, Sahibganj dist.

15

Gossan in Rajpura-Dariba Mineralised belt, Udaipur Dist.

 

 

NAGALAND

16

Stromatolite Park near Bhojunda, Chittaurgarh Dist.

31

Nagahill Ophiolite Site near Pungro,

17

Akal Fossil Wood Park, Jaisalmer Dist.

 

SIKKIM

 

 

32

Stromatolite bearing Dolomite / Limestone of Buxa Formation at Mamley, near Namchi, South district.

 

This information was given by Minister of Mines and Steel Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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