Abstract
The Precambrian Peninsular India is comprised of a few ancient cratonic nuclei that were formed during prolonged geological history during Archean to Paleoproterozoic and are classified into two blocks: The North Indian Block (NIB) and the South Indian block (SIB) (Naqvi and Rogers 1987). The former comprises of the Bundelkhand and Aravalli Cratons and the latter is made up of the Dharwar, Bastar and Singhbhum cratons; these are all surrounded by younger Proterozoic Fold Belts. A prominent ENE–WSW trending Central India Tectonic Zone (CITZ) separates these blocks whose fabric extends eastward through Chhotanagpur Plateau, while the isolated Meghalaya makes the sixth craton (Sharma 2009).
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