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    The document summarizes the geological time periods from the Holocene to the Archean Eon and some of the major geological formations and events that occurred during each period in India. It includes periods such as the Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Paleocene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian, Proterozoic, and Archean. For each period, it lists geological formations, groups, orogenies (mountain building events), intrusions, and supergroups representative of the geology during that time.

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    The document summarizes the geological time periods from the Holocene to the Archean Eon and some of the major geological formations and events that occurred during each period in India. It includes periods such as the Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Paleocene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian, Proterozoic, and Archean. For each period, it lists geological formations, groups, orogenies (mountain building events), intrusions, and supergroups representative of the geology during that time.

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    The document summarizes the geological time periods from the Holocene to the Archean Eon and some of the major geological formations and events that occurred during each period in India. It includes periods such as the Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Paleocene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian, Proterozoic, and Archean. For each period, it lists geological formations, groups, orogenies (mountain building events), intrusions, and supergroups representative of the geology during that time.

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    Holocene Recent Alluvium Sand deposite and Soil Horizon

    Pleistocene Older Alluvium, Karewa Group Appearance of First Glacial Age


    Pliocene and Siwalik Supergroup, Rajmahendri Sandstone, Dihing Group , Nagri Formation, Guitar Formation
    Miocene
    Paleocene Murree Formation, Laki Formation

    Cretaceous Deccan Trap


    Giumal Flysh
    Lameta bed
    Bagh bed
    Rajmahal Trap
    Umia Formation
    Jurassic Ranikot formation, Naral formation, Peru Formation, Kutch Succession of Gujurat

    Triassic Mahadeva formation, Panchet formation, Lilang Formation, Spiti Valley Succession

    Permian Zewan formation


    Damuda Group
    Umaria Marine bed
    Talchir Formation
    Mahendragarh Marine bed
    Pirpanjal Volcanics
    Carboniferous Talchir Formation
    Po Formation
    Lipak and Kali Formation
    Devonian Muth Quartzite and Calodenian Orogeny
    Silurian Silurian Of Himalaya
    Ordovician Ordovician of Himalaya
    Gauran Shale
    Garbyang formation
    Cambrian Ralam Conglomerate
    Haimanta Group and Dogra Slate
    Salt Range
    Salkha Group and Budhi Schist
    Proterozoic Khairagarh Orogeny (600Ma)
    Malani Igneous Suite (735 Ma)
    Singhbhum Orogeny (850Ma)
    Kolhan Orogeny (950Ma)
    Chhattisgarh Supergroup (996Ma)
    Satapura Orogeny (1000Ma)
    Kaimur group ( Upper Vindhyan )
    Sakoli Orogeny (1335Ma)
    Semri group (Lower Vindhyan)
    Kurnool group
    Cuddapha Supergroup, Eastern Ghat Orogeny
    Erinpura Granite intrusion and Bairath Granite
    Delhi Orogeny and Supergroup (1660 Ma) (Makrana Marble 1450 Ma)
    Closepet Granite
    Aravali group
    Dongargarh ranite and Mayurbhanja Granite
    Nandagaon Group, Dhanjori group and Dalma Lava
    Sakoli Group and Singhbhum Group
    Sausar Group and Gangpur Group
    Bundelkhand Gneiss, Pakhal Group, Amgaon Group, Dharwar Supergroup, Bended Gneiss Complex
    and Eparchean Unconformity

    Archean Charnokite Series


    Bijwar Trap
    Peninsular Gneiss Complex
    Singhbhum Granite
    Iron Ore Group
    Sargur Group and Khondalite Series
    Older Metamorphic Group

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