Singhbhum Craton

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:age gptkb:Archean
3.3 to 3.5 billion years
gptkbp:contains Singhbhum Shear Zone
Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex
Dalma Volcanics
Dhanjori Group
Gua Iron Ore Mines
Iron Ore Group
Jaduguda Uranium Mines
Kolhan Group
Mayurbhanj Granite
Mosabani Copper Mines
Noamundi Iron Ore Mines
Older Metamorphic Group
Older Metamorphic Tonalite Gneiss
Rakha Copper Mines
Simlipal Complex
Singhbhum Granite
Singhbhum Mobile Belt
Sukinda Chromite Belt
gptkbp:exposedArea ~40,000 km²
gptkbp:geologicalSignificance one of the oldest cratons in India
preserves Archean to Proterozoic history
gptkbp:hasOldestContinentalCrust yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Singhbhum Craton
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:gold
gptkb:uranium
gptkb:iron_ore
copper
bauxite
manganese
mica
rich mineral deposits
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Jharkhand
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkb:eastern_India
gptkbp:namedAfter Singhbhum district
gptkbp:neighboringCraton gptkb:Bastar_Craton
gptkb:Dharwar_Craton
Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indian_Shield
gptkbp:studiedBy tectonic evolution
early Earth crust formation
mineralization processes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Shield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7