Pranhita–Godavari basin

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The Pranhita–Godavari basin is a major sedimentary basin in central-southern India known for its extensive Gondwana rock formations and significant coal and hydrocarbon resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological basin ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
contains Gondwana rock formations ⓘ
Jurassic strata ⓘ
Permian strata ⓘ
Triassic strata ⓘ
fossil fauna ⓘ
fossil flora ⓘ
country India ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment fluvial ⓘ
lacustrine ⓘ
drainage Godavari River system ⓘ
linked to: Godavari
economicImportance coal mining ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ
exploredBy Geological Survey of India ⓘ
exploredFor coal ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
oil ⓘ
extendsAcross Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
geologicalAge Mesozoic ⓘ
linked to: Mesozoic Era

Paleozoic ⓘ
hasBasinFillThickness several kilometers ⓘ
hasResource coal ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ
hasSignificance energy resources of India ⓘ
stratigraphic correlation of Gondwana sequences ⓘ
knownFor coal resources ⓘ
extensive Gondwana rock formations ⓘ
hydrocarbon resources ⓘ
lithology coal seams ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
locatedIn central India ⓘ
linked to: Central India

peninsular India ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
namedAfter Godavari River ⓘ
linked to: Godavari

Pranhita River ⓘ
overlies Precambrian basement ⓘ
partOf Gondwana basins of India ⓘ
stratigraphy Gondwana Supergroup ⓘ
linked to: Gondwana Group
tectonicSetting rift basin ⓘ
usedFor Gondwana paleogeography studies ⓘ
paleoclimatic reconstruction ⓘ

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Pranhita valley → partOf → Pranhita–Godavari basin ⓘ
Pranhita valley → riverSystem → Godavari River basin ⓘ
linked to: Pranhita–Godavari basin
Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Godavari River basin ⓘ
linked to: Pranhita–Godavari basin
Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary → partOf → Godavari River basin ⓘ
linked to: Pranhita–Godavari basin
Godavari Valley coalfields → geologicalBasin → Godavari Valley ⓘ
linked to: Pranhita–Godavari basin
Indian Gondwana basins → majorBasin → Pranhita–Godavari basin ⓘ