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Synthesis of structure and tectonic evolution of Meso-Neoproterozoic Vindhyan Basin, India using geophysical and geological data: A plate tectonic perspective.

Rao V V, Laxminarayana K, Mandal B, Karuppannan P, Kumar P.

Precambrian Research

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2025.107787 

This study investigates the structure and geological evolution of the Vindhyan Basin, a major Meso-Neoproterozoic sedimentary basin of the Indian shield. By integrating seismic, gravity, and well data, the research uncovers how the basin developed through ancient plate tectonic activity. It highlights the basin’s formation, hydrocarbon potential, and its links to global tectonic events and supercontinent cycles such as Columbia and Rodinia. The study also identifies its subsurface extension beneath the Ganga Basin, termed the Ganga-Valley Vindhyan Basin (GVVB).

Evolutionary model of Vindhyan Basin.

A carton showing the structure of the Vindhyan Basin (Chambal and Son-valley basins) derived from geological and geophysical data. The dashed line in the SE represents the inferred paleo-subduction zone.

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