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.

Presents the latest research on the Precambrian evolution of the Indian shield Covers various aspects of geosciences, including paleobiology Includes comprehensive petrological and geochemical datasets

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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.