Diagenesis of Glauconite Bearing Quartzites of the Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh, India

Cuddapah Basin is the unique basin that has the attracted many earth scientists. The litho stratigraphy and the structure of the basin have been studied in detail by various authors. However, the research on the sedimentological aspect of the basin was comparatively less. There are number of ferruginous quartzites that occur has interbeds within the formations at all stratigraphic levels, including the rocks of Kurnool Group. These ferruginous quartzite are all glauconite bearing. Hence, the diagenetic aspects of the glauconite and the quartzite have been studied in detail. The field maps are prepared with the help of satellite data. Extensive field work was carried out and number of samples has been collected for laboratory studies. Wealth of literature is also presented for better understanding.