Sendra Granite

Sendra Granite
Sendra Granite is located in Rajasthan
Sendra Granite
Sendra Granite
Location within Rajasthan
Coordinates: 26°5′3.6″N 74°13′17.8″E / 26.084333°N 74.221611°E / 26.084333; 74.221611
LocationPali district, Rajasthan, India
Official name
Sendra Granite
Designated1977
Designated by
Geological Survey of India

Sendra Granite is a igneous rock formation in Pali district, Rajasthan, India. It was declared as a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India in 1977.

Geography

The geological formation occurs at an altitude of 430 m (1,410 ft) at Sendra near Beawar in Pali district, Rajasthan. It was declared as a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India in 1977.

Geology

Sendra Granite consists of old granite, dating to about 1.2 Ga, intruded at depth into the Beawar Formation of the Delhi Supergroup, dating to 1.5 Ga. This was followed by uplift to the surface and denudation by weathering over the past ~600 Ma. Silica-rich magma cool gradually at depth to form granite, as at Sendra, or reach the surface to form rhyolite, welded tuff or ignimbrite as in Jodhpur and adjoining areas. The Sendra Granite shows a wider variety of natural rock architecture compared to other younger formations such as the Erinpura Granite, dating to about Ma.

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Geo-heritage of India (PDF) (Report). Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. pp. 77–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Tiwana, Jaideep Kaur; Kaur, Parampreet; Chaudhri, Naveen (May 2022). "Association of A‐ and I‐type granitoids in the central Aravalli orogen, Rajasthan: Implications for the Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of north‐west India". Geological Journal. 57 (8): 3267–3291. doi:10.1002/gj.4473.
  3. ↑ "Geo-Heritage Sites". Press Information Bureau (Press release). 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2018.