Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

V. Venkateswara Rao ¹, I. V. Radhakrishna Murthy ², A. T. Rao ³

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Geo-Engineering, Visakhapatnam 530003, IN
2 Dept. of Geophysics, Visakhapatnam 530003, IN
3 Dept. of Geology. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, IN

Abstract

Magnetic anomalies in the Gosrhani river basin in Andhra Pradesh indicate a suite of charnockitic rocks at depth. The emplacement of these rocks is explained by folding leading to an apical graben development followed by subsidence, uplift and erosion.

Keywords

Geophysics (General), Gostbani River Basin, Charnockite, Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh.

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