This book presents findings from research into the Precambrian history of the Indian shield obtained using state-of-the-art technology. It demonstrates a paradigm shift towards studying the Precambrian shield regions using petrological, geochemical, structural, metallogenic, sedimentological and paleobiological data from the rocks in the Precambrian shield area, and presents a collection of contributions on these diverse topics that help to reconstruct the Precambrian evolution of the Indian Shield.

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Indian shield: pristine shape, size and tectonic framework.- Evolution of the Indian shield: a new approach.- Zircon U-Pb (SHRIMP) ages of the Jahazpur granite and Mangalwar gneiss from the Deoli-Jahazpur sector, Rajasthan, NW India.- Redox state of atmosphere and ocean during Archaean-Palaeoproterozoic boundary: a case study from the Sausar belt, Central India.- Mineral chemistry, SrNd isotope geochemistry and petrogenesis of the granites of Bathani Volcano.- Stratigraphic Evolution and Architecture of the Terrestrial succession at the base of the Neoproterozoic Badami Group, Karnataka, India.- Deformation and Tectonic history of Punagarh Basin in the Trans-Aravalli Terrane of North-Western India.- Archean TTG magmatism in the Aravalli craton, NW India: petrogenetic and geodynamic constraints.- Sulfidic endowment in granite-greenstone terrain in the northern part of EDC: possibilities of IOCG.- Deformation of pyrite at varying metamorphic grades in sediment-hosted base metal sulphide deposits of Rajasthan, India.- Provenance and tectonic setting of the Proterozoic clastic rocks of the Kerur Formation, Badami Group, Mohare area, Karnataka, India.- Controls on Cyclic Sedimentation within the Neoproterozoic Sirbu Shale, Vindhyan basin, Central India.- Trace, rare-earth elements and C, O isotope systematics of carbonate rocks of Proterozoic Bhima Group, Eastern Dharwar Craton, India.- Geochemical and Nd isotopic studies of the Neoarchaean-Palaeoproterozoic granitoids of the Aravalli Craton, NW India: evidence for heterogeneous crustal evolution processes.- Aseismic tectonism-induced soft-sediment deformation in a tranquil palaeogeography: Chikkshelikere Limestone Member,Proterozoic Kaladgi Basin,Southern India.- Geochemical Constraints on the Petrogenesis of the Metasedimentary Rocks Forming the Basement of the Shillong Plateau, Northeast India.- Geochemistry of mafic-felsic rocks of Phulad ophiolite, in and around Pindwara-Mount Abu region, South Delhi Fold Belt.- Genesis of Epidiorite associated with Dhalbhum Formation of Proterozoic Singhbhum Basin.- Evolution of a Granite Gneiss-Migmatite terrane in Rajasthan: Melt Generation & Origin of Anjana Granite.- Petrography and Diagenetic evolution of the Proterozoic Kaimur Group Sandstones, Son Valley, India.- Precambrian crustal history unraveled from the geochemical studies of post-Archean rocks, Arunachal Pradesh, NE Lesser Himalaya.- Megascopic carbonaceous remains from Proterozoic basins of India: Lessons in evolutionary biology.