Abstract
The potential field (gravity & magnetic) data, along with results of available seismic and magnetotelluric studies over the Southern India Shield comprising the Dharwar craton (DC), Southern Granulite Terrane (SGT) and southern part of the Eastern Granulite Mobile Belt (EGMB), were synthesized. The study attempts to elucidate the geometry and continuity of greenstone belts/shear zones, isostatic condition and deeper crustal architecture. We observed a characteristic elevation-gravity relationship for each of the tectonic domains. The greenstone belts of the DC are characterized by N-S to NW-SE trending positive residual gravity anomalies and continue beneath the Cuddapah sediments. The basement of the Cuddapah basin is characterized by NW-SE trending greenstone belts with low-density intrusive rocks. The gravity anomaly suggests occurrence of a high-density rock unit occurs at mid-crustal depth beneath the ‘Closepet granite’ and ‘Chitradurga schist belt’. The potential field signatures of the DC and SGT are distinctly different. The Cauvery Shear Zone is characterized by positive residual gravity and magnetic anomalies with ∼E-W to ENE-WSW trend that continues further east under sediment covers of the east coast. The residual gravity signatures and horizontal gravity gradient signatures suggest that the orogenic systems encompassing the Cauvery Shear Zone and the eastern part of the EGMB may be a part of a common structural belt or tectonic regime associated with the assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent. The potential field modelling reveals the presence of a thick, high-density material resting over the base of the crust in the entire stretch of the east-coast of India.
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