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Geological and geomorphological studies of a part of Ganjam district, Orissa by remote sensing techniques

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Geological and geomorphological mapping was carried out for a part of Ganjam district, Orissa through visual interpretation of IRS-IB LISS II flase colour composites. Various lithounits such as khondalites, charnockites and granites of Archaean age were mapped. The study area is traversed by two sets of vertical joints — one trending in NE-SW direction and the other in NW-SE direction. Three sets of lineaments in the study area trending in NE-SW, NW-SE and ENE-WSW suggest that the study area was subject to very high degree of deformation in the past. Major geomorphic units delineated are, Hills, Pediments, Valley Fills, New Flood Plains, Old Flood Plains, New Coastal Plains and Old Coastal Plains. Different landforms under each geomorphic unit are also mapped.

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  1. Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 760007, Orissa

    J K Tripathy & R C Panigrahy

  2. Geosciences Division, National Remote Sensing Agency, Balanagar, 500037, Hyderabad

    K Vinod Kumar

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Tripathy, J.K., Panigrahy, R.C. & Kumar, K.V. Geological and geomorphological studies of a part of Ganjam district, Orissa by remote sensing techniques. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 24, 169–177 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03007329

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