The Structure of Arsikere Granite, Mysore State

Structural study of the Arsikere granite and the surrounding gneisses, has revealed that the former is intrusive into the latter. The planar and linear elements indicate that the granite was emplaced through injection of viscous magma in a north-easterly direction. The possibility that the Arsikere and Banavar granites form cupolas of a single batholith is also indicated.