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Tosham Hill range

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Tosham hill (Tusham hill old spelling), located at Tosham, with an average elevation of 207 meters (679 feet), and the rocks exposed in and around Tosham hills are part of subsurface north western spur of Alwar group of Delhi supergroup of Aravalli Mountain Range, belong to the Precambrian Malani igneous suite of rocks and have been dated at 732 Ma BP (million years before present). [1]

72 relations: Aeolian processes, Alluvium, Aravalli Range, Archaeological Survey of India, Aridification, Banaras Hindu University, Basement (geology), Before Present, Bhiwani district, Biotite, Caldera, Carnelian, Ceramic petrography, Chiastolite, Conservation (ethic), Copper, Country rock (geology), Crucible, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Felsite, Geography of India, Geologic province, Geological Survey of India, Geologists' Association, Ghaggar-Hakra River, Granite, Groundwater recharge, Haryana, Historic preservation, India, Indus Valley Civilisation, Jodhpur Group – Malani Igneous Suite Contact, Lapis lazuli, List of Indian states and territories by highest point, List of presidents of the Geologists' Association, Magma, Metallography, Muscovite, Myr, Periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation, Petrography, Polymetal, Porphyry (geology), Potassium, Precambrian, Quartz-porphyry, Quartzite, Radioactive decay, Rakhigarhi, Ring dike, ..., Riwasa, Sarasvati River, Scanning electron microscope, Sediment, Soil erosion, Sothi (archaeology), Spectroscopy, Sulfur, Thar Desert, Thorium, Tin, Tosham, Tosham rock inscription, Transmission electron microscopy, Tuff, Tungsten, University of Calgary, University of Cambridge, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Uranium, Vivekananda International Foundation, Yamuna. Expand index (22 more) »

Aeolian processes

Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian or æolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets).

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Alluvium

Alluvium (from the Latin alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against") is loose, unconsolidated (not cemented together into a solid rock) soil or sediments, which has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting.

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Aravalli Range

The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains running approximately 692 km (430 mi) in a southwest direction, starting in North India from Delhi and passing through southern Haryana, through to Western India across the states of Rajasthan and ending in Gujarat.

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Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is a Government of India (Ministry of Culture) organisation responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.

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Aridification

Aridification is the process of a region becoming increasingly dry.

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Banaras Hindu University

Banaras Hindu University (Hindi:, BHU), formerly Central Hindu College, is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Basement (geology)

In geology, basement and crystalline basement are the rocks below a sedimentary platform or cover, or more generally any rock below sedimentary rocks or sedimentary basins that are metamorphic or igneous in origin.

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Before Present

Before Present (BP) years is a time scale used mainly in geology and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred in the past.

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Bhiwani district

Bhiwani District is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India.

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Biotite

Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group, with the approximate chemical formula.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like depression that forms following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir.

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Carnelian

Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone.

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Ceramic petrography

Ceramic petrography (or ceramic petrology) is a laboratory-based scientific archaeological technique that examines the mineralogical and microstructural composition of ceramics and other inorganic materials under the polarised light microscope in order to interpret aspects of the provenance and technology of artefacts.

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Chiastolite

Chiastolite is a variety of the mineral andalusite with the chemical composition Al2SiO5.

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Conservation (ethic)

Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Country rock (geology)

Country rock is a geological term meaning the rock native to an area.

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Crucible

A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes.

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Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS, EDX, EDXS or XEDS), sometimes called energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) or energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDXMA), is an analytical technique used for the elemental analysis or chemical characterization of a sample.

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Felsite

Felsite is a very fine-grained volcanic rock that may or may not contain larger crystals.

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Geography of India

India lies on the Indian Plate, the northern portion of the Indo-Australian Plate, whose continental crust forms the Indian subcontinent.

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Geologic province

A geologic or geomorphic province is a spatial entity with common geologic or geomorphic attributes.

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Geological Survey of India

The Geological Survey of India (GSI), founded in 1851, is a Government of India Ministry of Mines organisation, one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey in India after Survey of India (founded in 1767), for conducting geological surveys and studies of India, and also as the prime provider of basic earth science information to government, industry and general public, as well as the official participant in steel, coal, metals, cement, power industries and international geoscientific forums.

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Geologists' Association

The Geologists' Association (GA) is a British association concerned with the study of geology.

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Ghaggar-Hakra River

The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent, endorheic river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season.

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Granite

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.

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Groundwater recharge

Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater.

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Haryana

Haryana, carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1November 1966 on linguistic basis, is one of the 29 states in India.

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Historic preservation

Historic preservation (US), heritage preservation or heritage conservation (UK), is an endeavour that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indus Valley Civilisation

The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), or Harappan Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation (5500–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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Jodhpur Group – Malani Igneous Suite Contact

Jodhpur Group-Malani Igneous Suite Contact is a geological feature representing the last phase of igneous activity of Precambrian age in the Indian Subcontinent at the foot of the picturesque Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur city, the second largest city in Rajasthan after Jaipur.

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Lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.

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List of Indian states and territories by highest point

This is the alphabetical list of the highest points of the Indian states and territories.

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List of presidents of the Geologists' Association

This is a list of Presidents of the Geologists' Association.

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Magma

Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) meaning "thick unguent") is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.

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Metallography

Metallography is the study of the physical structure and components of metals, by using microscopy.

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Muscovite

Muscovite (also known as common mica, isinglass, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(FOH)2, or (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O).

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Myr

The abbreviation myr, "million years", is a unit of a quantity of (i.e.) years, or 31.6 teraseconds.

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Periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation

Several periodisations are employed for the periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation.

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Petrography

Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks.

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Polymetal

In chemistry or mining, polymetal or polymetallic is a substance composed of a combination of different metals.

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Porphyry (geology)

Porphyry is a textural term for an igneous rock consisting of large-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained silicate rich, generally aphanitic matrix or groundmass.

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

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Precambrian

The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pЄ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon.

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Quartz-porphyry

Quartz-porphyry, in layman's terms, is a type of volcanic (igneous) rock containing large porphyritic crystals of quartz.

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Quartzite

Quartzite (from Quarzit) is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy (in terms of mass in its rest frame) by emitting radiation, such as an alpha particle, beta particle with neutrino or only a neutrino in the case of electron capture, gamma ray, or electron in the case of internal conversion.

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Rakhigarhi

Rakhigarhi, (राखीगढ़ी) or Rakhi Garhi (Rakhi Shahpur + Rakhi Khas), is a village in Hisar District in the state of Haryana in India, situated 150 kilometers to the northwest of Delhi.

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Ring dike

A ring dike or ring dyke is an intrusive igneous body that is circular, oval or arcuate in plan and has steep contacts.

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Riwasa

Riwasa is a village (Dhani) in Tosham tehsil of the Bhiwani District in Haryana, North India.

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Sarasvati River

Sarasvati River (Sanskrit: सरस्वती नदी, IAST: sárasvatī nadī) is one of the Rigvedic rivers mentioned in the Rig Veda and later Vedic and post-Vedic texts.

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Scanning electron microscope

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons.

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Soil erosion

Soil erosion is the displacement of the upper layer of soil, one form of soil degradation.

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Sothi (archaeology)

Sothi is an early archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Ganganagar District of Rajasthan, India, at a distance of about 10 km southwest of Nohar railway station.

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Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation.

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Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16.

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Thar Desert

The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.

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Thorium

Thorium is a weakly radioactive metallic chemical element with symbol Th and atomic number 90.

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Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from stannum) and atomic number 50.

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Tosham

Tosham is a town and a municipal committee on the foot of Tosham Hill range in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana.

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Tosham rock inscription

The Tosham rock inscription, dating from 4th to 5th century, on Tosham hill in Tosham town of Haryana state in India, is an epigraph documenting the establishment of a monastery and the building of water tanks for followers of the Satvata (ancient Yadava kingdom (who also built the Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex), who might have possibly been a branch or vassals of contemporary Satavahana dynasty 1 BCE to 2 CE which disintegrated into smaller kingdoms during 3rd CE) during the time of late Gupta Empire (240 CE to 550 CE).

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Transmission electron microscopy

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM, also sometimes conventional transmission electron microscopy or CTEM) is a microscopy technique in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a specimen to form an image.

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Tuff

Tuff (from the Italian tufo) is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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Tungsten

Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W (referring to wolfram) and atomic number 74.

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University of Calgary

The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

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Uranium

Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92.

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Vivekananda International Foundation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is an Indian public policy think-tank, it is considered to be a right-wing think-tank closely aligned with the Narendra Modi government of India.

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Yamuna

The Yamuna (Hindustani: /jəmʊnaː/), also known as the Jumna, (not to be mistaken with the Jamuna of Bangladesh) is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosham_Hill_range

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