Abstract

The paper defines the Pre-Tertiary stratigraphy of the Ganga Basin which is concealed beneath the thick cover of Cenozoic sediments. The sub-surface structural configuration is characterised by development of four major depressions, separated by transverse uplifts. Ganga Basin represents two main stages of geological evolution: a pre-collisional (Pre-Tertiary) stage consisting mainly of Proterozoic and Gondwana sediments, and a post-collisional (Tertiary) stage representing the Siwalik molasse. The Pre-Tertiary succession is classified into four mega sequences; three of these representing Precambrian sediments, comprising of Aravalli, Bijawar, Delhi and Vindhyan systems and one megasequence corresponding to Gondwana system in the Pumea Depression.

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