A Revision of the Structure and Stratigraphy of Sargipali Area, Sundargarh District, Orissa

The metasedtmenrary assemblage of Sargipali area In western pat of Sundargarh district is considered to be the western extension of Gangpur sequence Detailed mapping reveals the assemblage to be composed of a variety of rocks like conglomerate, quartzite, banded biotite schist, quartz- biotite schist, calc-gneiss, limestone etc folded in the form of a large syncline The order of superposition of beds established on the basis of the sedimentary structures and analysss of structural data is found to be just the reverse of the order suggested by earlier workers.