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The '''Indian Shield''' is part of the [[Indian Craton]] and occupies two-thirds of the southern [[India]]n [[peninsula]].<br />
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The shield has remained relatively stable since its formation, over 3500 million years ago. It is delimited on the west, south and east by the present day coastline and [[Phanerozoic]] sediment cover. On the north, it is bounded by the [[Proterozoic]] Province. In the northeast, it is bounded by the Godavari [[graben]] preserving the [[Precambrian]] pakhal rocks and [[Gondwana]] sediments.<br />
The important components that make up the shield are:<br />
* The [[Dharwar craton]] with its characteristic [[Archean|Archaean]] [[volcanic]] - [[plutonic]] belts surrounded by the vast [[gneiss]]ic terrain.<br />
* The southern [[granulite]] - gneiss terrain of [[Tamil Nadu]] - [[Kerala]].<br />
* The [[Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt]] (EGMB) along the east coast.<br />
* The intra cratonic "Purana" basins with thick sequences of platform facies rocks and /or [[rift]] related [[sediment]]s.<br />
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==References==<br />
*Ram Sharma. ''Cratons and Fold Belts of India.'' Springer, Oct 28, 2009<br />
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[[Category:Cratons]]<br />
[[Category:Geology of India]]<br />
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