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Mineral Resources in Godavari Basin

  • The upper reaches of the Godavari drainage basin are occupied by the Deccan Traps containing minerals like magnetite, epidote, biotite, zircon, chlorite etc (metallic minerals)..
  • The middle part of the basin is principally composed of phyllites, quartzites, amphiboles and granites (rocks).
  • The downstream part of the middle basin is occupied mainly by sediments and rocks of the Gondwana group.
  • The Gondwanas are principally detritals (waste or debris, in particular organic matter produced by decomposition or loose matter produced by erosion) with some thick coal seams. [Singareni Coal Seam]
  • The Eastern Ghats dominate the lower part of the drainage basin and are formed mainly from the Khondalites.

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