Geo-heritage site Barr Conglomerate in The South Delhi Fold Belt, Rajasthan

Barr Conglomerate in Pali District, Rajasthan composed of pebbles of quartzite and rarely granite gneiss, set up in a fine-grained pelitic matrix. It rests unconformably above the basement gneiss in…

Kishangarh Nepheline syenite- A famous Geological Monuments

An interesting suite of alkaline rocks with nepheline syenite as the most dominant component occurs in the area around Kishangarh, northeast of Ajmer.  The syenite body extends for about 25…

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.