List of National Geological Monuments in India
National Geological Monuments of India (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय भौगोलिक स्मारक) are geographical areas of national importance and heritage, as notified by the Government of India's Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism.[1][2][3]
List
There are 34 notified National Geological Heritage Monument Sites of India. GSI or the respective State governments are responsible for taking necessary measures to protect these sites.[2][3]
No. | Image | Geo-Heritage site | Location | District | State | Geotourism Category | Reference |
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1 | Volcanogenic bedded Barytes | Mangampeta | Cuddapah district | Andhra Pradesh | EcoGeo Monuments | [2] | |
2 | Tirupati Eparchaean Unconformity | in the steep natural slopes, road scars and ravines on the Tirupati-Tirumala Ghat road | Chittoor district | Andhra Pradesh | Stratigraphy Monuments | [2] | |
3 | Tirumala Natural Geological Arch | Tirumala Hills | Chittoor district | Andhra Pradesh | Geological Marvels | [2] | |
4 | Erra Matti Dibbalu | the dissected and stabilized coastal red sediment mounds located between Vishakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam | Visakhapatnam district | Andhra Pradesh | Geological Marvels | [2] | |
5 | Angadipuram Laterite | near Angadipuram PWD rest house premises | Malapuram district | Kerala | EcoGeo Monuments | [2] | |
6 | Varkala Cliff Section | Varkala | Thiruvananthapuram district | Kerala | Geological Marvels | [2] | |
7 | National Fossil Wood Park, Tiruvakkarai | near Thiruvakkarai village, Vanur taluk | Viluppuram district | Tamil nadu | Fossil Park | [2] | |
8 | National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur | Sathanur | Perambalur district, | Tamil nadu | Fossil Park | [2] | |
9 | St. Thomas Charnockite | St. Thomas Mount, Chennai | Chennai district | Tamil nadu | Rock Monuments | [2] | |
10 | Karai Badlands Formation Fossil Park | Badlands of Karai Formation with Cretaceous fossils along Karai – Kulakkalnattam Section | Perambalur district | Tamil nadu | Fossil Park | [2] | |
11 | Eddy Current Marking - Sedimentary Structures | Kadana Dam | Mahisagar district | Gujarat | Geological Marvels | [2] | |
12 | Sendra Granite | Pali district | Rajasthan | Geological Marvels | [2] | ||
13 | Barr Conglomerate | Pali district | Rajasthan | Rock Monuments | [2] | ||
14 | Stromatolite Fossil Park | Jharmarkotra Rock Phosphate deposit | Udaipur district | Rajasthan | Stromatolite Park | [2] | |
15 | Gossan in Rajpura-Dariba Mineralised belt | Udaipur district | Rajasthan | EcoGeo Monuments | [2] | ||
16 | Bhojunda Stromatolite Park | Chittaurgarh district | Rajasthan | Stromatolite Park | [2] | ||
17 | Akal Wood Fossil Park | Jaisalmer district | Rajasthan | Fossil Park | [2] | ||
18 | Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite | Kishangarh | Ajmer district | Rajasthan | Rock Monuments | [2] | |
19 | Jodhpur Welded Tuff | Jodhpur district | Rajasthan | Rock Monuments | [2] | ||
20 | Jodhpur Group – Malani Igneous Suite Contact | Jodhpur district | Rajasthan | Stratigraphy Monuments | [2] | ||
21 | Great Boundary Fault at Satur | Bundi district | Rajasthan | Stratigraphy Monuments | [2] | ||
22 | Lonar Lake | Buldana district | Maharashtra | Geological Marvels | [2] | ||
23 | Lower Permian Marine bed at Manendragarh (Marine Gondwana Fossil Park) | Surguja district | Chhattisgarh | Fossil Park | [2] | ||
24 | Columnar Basaltic Lava of Coconut Island (St. Mary Island) | St. Mary's Islands | Udupi district | Karnataka | Rock Monuments | [2] | |
25 | Pillow lavas near Mardihalli | Chitradurga district | Karnataka | Rock Monuments | [2] | ||
26 | Peninsular Gneiss of Lalbagh | Bangalore | Banglore district | Karnataka | Rock Monuments | [2] | |
27 | Pyroclastics & Pillow lavas of Kolar Gold fields | Peddapalli | Kolar district | Karnataka | Rock Monuments | [2] | |
28 | Shivalik Fossil Park | Suketi | Sirmur district | Himachal Pradesh | Fossil Park | [2] | |
29 | Pillow Lava in lron ore belt at Nomira | Keonjhar district | Odisha | Rock Monuments | [2] | ||
30 | Plant Fossil bearing Inter-trappean beds of Rajmahal Formation | upper Gondwana sequence around Mandro | Sahibganj district | Jharkhand | Fossil Park | [2] | |
31 | Nagahill Ophiolite Site | near Pungro | Nagaland | Rock Monuments | [2] | ||
32 | Stromatolite bearing Dolomite / Limestone of Buxa Formation at Mamley | Namchi | South Sikkim district | Sikkim | Stromatolite Park | [2] | |
33 | Ramgarh crater | Ramgarh | Baran district | Rajasthan | Geological Marvels | [4] | |
34 | Zawar lead-zinc mine | Zawar | Udaipur district | Rajasthan | [4] |
See also
- Lists of Indian Monuments of National Importance
- List of World Heritage Sites in India
- List of rock-cut temples in India
- List of forts in India
- List of museums in India
References
- ↑ National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- 1 2 national geo-heritage of India, INTACH
- 1 2 "Ramgarh, Zawar accepted as geo-heritage sites in Rajasthan". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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