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Geological investigations in the area south of Gani, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, were carried out with the help of aerial Photographs and multiband satellite imageries. The rocks of the Cuddapah Group and the Kurnool Group are exposed in the area under study. The Gani-Kalava anticline and the ENE-WSW trending Kalava fault are the important structural features of the area. The anticlinal structure could be better studied using the aerial photographs, while the fault is clearer on the imagery. Small scale folds involving the Cuddapahs and the Kurnools along the northern limb of the fold could be mapped using the aerial photographs. The Gani-Kalava anticline is a post-Kurnool structure, formed by movement along the Kalava fault and in the first instance the minor folds appear to be drags on the northern limb. However, certain structural and stratigraphic relations suggest that the folding in the Cuddapahs may be a pre-Kurnool phenomenon.
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Kher, S.K., Peshwa, V.V. The geology and structure of the area south of Gani, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh — a study based on remotely sensed data. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 17, 61–67 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03007243
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