Geo-Heritage Sites in India

Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance. The State-wise details are given in Annexure. GSI or the respective State governments take necessary measures to protect these sites.

State-wise details of the geological heritage sites/ national geological monuments

S. NoGeological heritage site /National geological monument S. NoGeological heritage site /National geological monument
  ANDHRA PRADESH18Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite, Ajmer Dist.
1Volcanogenic bedded Barytes, Mangampeta, Cuddapah Dist.19Welded Tuff, Jodhpur Dist.
2Eparchaean Unconformity, Chittor Dist.20Jodhpur Group – Malani Igneous Suite Contact, Jodhpur Dist.
3Natural Geological Arch, Tirumala Hills, Chittor Dist.21Great Boundary Fault at Satur, Bundi Dist.
4Erra Matti Dibbalu- the dissected and stabilized coastal red sediment mounds located between Vishakhapatnam and Bhimunipatnam.    MAHARASHTRA
  KERALA22Lonar Lake, Buldana Dist.   
5Laterite near Angadipuram PWD rest house premises, Malapuram Dist.  CHATTISGARH
6Varkala Cliff Section, Thiruvanatapuram Dist.22Lower Permian Marine bed at Manendragarh, Surguja Dist.
  TAMILNADU  KARNATAKA
7Fossil wood near Tiruvakkarai, South Arcot Dist.24Columnar Lava, St Mary Island  Udupi Dist.
8National fossil wood park, Sattanur, Tiruchirapalli Dist.25Pillow lavas near Mardihalli, Chitradurga Dist.
9Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount, Madras.26Peninsular Gneiss, Lalbagh, Banglore
10Badlands of Karai Formation with Cretaceous fossils along Karai – Kulakkalnattam Section, Perambalur District.27Pyroclastics & Pillow lavas, Kolar Gold fields, Kolar Dist.
  GUJARAT  HIMACHAL PRADESH
11Sedimentary Structures – Eddy Markings, Kadan Dam, Panch Mahals Dist.28Siwalik Fossil Park, Saketi, Sirmur dt.,
  RAJASTHAN  ODISHA
12Sendra Granite, Pali Dist.29Pillow Lava in lron ore belt at Nomira, Keonjhar dist.
13Barr Conglomerate, Pali Dist.  JHARKHAND
14Stromatolite Fossil Park, Jharmarkotra Rock Phosphate deposit, Udaipur Dist.30Plant Fossil bearing Inter-trappean beds of Rajmahal Formation, upper Gondwana sequence around Mandro, Sahibganj dist.
15Gossan in Rajpura-Dariba Mineralised belt, Udaipur Dist.  NAGALAND
16Stromatolite Park near Bhojunda, Chittaurgarh Dist.31Nagahill Ophiolite Site near Pungro,
17Akal Fossil Wood Park, Jaisalmer Dist. SIKKIM
  32Stromatolite bearing Dolomite / Limestone of Buxa Formation at Mamley, near Namchi, South district.

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