The Tertiary sequence of Varkala coastal cliffs, southwestern India: An ideal site for Global Geopark

Varkala, along the southwestern coast of Peninsular India, has a unique place in Indian geology and geomorphology due to the presence of coastal lateritic cliffs, which exposes the entire Mio-Pliocene sequence of Warkalli Formation, and is declared as the type area. Stratigraphically, this formation...

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Main Authors: K.S. Sajinkumar, M. Santosh, V.R. Rani, Subhash Anand, A.P. Pradeepkumar, Anil Chavan, K.P. Thrivikramji, P.V. Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-06-01
Series:International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2577444122000284