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- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- July 13, 2021
- 273 views
Sendra Granite: The Ultimate Haven of Rare and Magnificent Granite Rock
The unique nature of the sculptor Sendra granite is a plutonic igneous rock of about 900 million years old, which intrudes into the Delhi Supergroup of meta-sedimentary rocks. Large bodies are concordantly emplaced in the calc gneiss.
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- July 4, 2021
- 104 views
Geo-heritage Monument: The Magnificent Eddy Current Markings of Panchmahal
The development of eddy markings in modern sedimentary environments is well known, but their petrified records are very few. Rigby (1959) recorded spiral impressions from the Triassic Shinarump conglomerate of northern Utah.
- Earth-Science , Geo-Politics
- June 20, 2021
- 108 views
Mangampet Barytes Deposit: A Geological Treasure of Pullampet Formation
Mangampet Barytes in Andhra Pradesh is famous for India’s largest barite deposit. With about 75 million tons of deposit is considered one of the world’s largest deposits. The bedded Barytes of Mangampet accounts for 98% of known Indian reserves and 25% of known world
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- February 19, 2021
- 118 views
The Zacaton sinkhole: World’s Deepest and Most Devastating Sinkholes
The Zacaton sinkhole is located on El Rancho Azufrosa, near the town of Aldama in Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico. Zacaton is a thermal water-filled sinkhole belonging to the Zacaton system – a group of unusual Karst features. Several sinkholes have been observed
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- February 4, 2021
- 108 views
Varkala: Discover the Ultimate Cliffside Paradise & Soul-Soothing Beaches
Varkala is a major coastal municipality in Kerala and a northern suburb of the capital, Thiruvananthapuram. Historically called Balita, the region is famous for its unique geology: it is the only place in Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to the Indian Ocean.
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- January 30, 2021
- 474 views
Darvaza Gas Crater or Door to Hell: A Magnificent Burning Wonder in Karakum Desert
The Darvaza gas crater Turkmenistan, or ‘Door to hell’, is a 60 m wide and 20 m deep hole in the heart of the hot Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. This crater has been on fire for the last 40 years. The large crater is a result of a Soviet gas exploration accident
- Earth-Science , Travel
- January 29, 2021
- 107 views
The Power of Pattern: Namibia’s Legendary Phenomena-Fairy Circles
Africa’s Namib Desert, the sprawling grasslands are marked with a set of spots, known as Fields of “fairy circles.” These barren circles, edged with patches of vegetation and ranging from 3 to 20 meters in diameter, stretch for hundreds of miles
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- January 22, 2021
- 105 views
The Magnificent Water Pocket Fold: A Geological Wonder land
The Water Pocket Fold is one of the most amazing landscapes on the planet. Capitol Reef National Park is America’s known to everyone, mainly because of the magnificent Water pocket Fold. A water pocket is a 160-km-long, monocline sharp fold of Earth’s crust
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- January 16, 2021
- 102 views
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks: The Dramatic Landscape of New Mexico’s Geology
Kasha Katuwe Rock is a national monument and a unique group of rock formations, located in the foothills of the Jemez Mountains, north-central New Mexico. Tent Rocks is a land of spectacular and bizarre rock shapes. It covers 16.6 square Km
- Earth-Science , Geo-Tourism
- January 15, 2021
- 96 views
The Celestial Beacon: ‘Eye of the Sahara,’ An Astronaut’s Global Landmark
For millions of years, the Eye of the Sahara was hidden in the plain of the African desert because this huge and mysterious geologic formation is hard to spot from ground level, as one walks around on Earth. This prominent circular feature
