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(ii) The Bundelkhand Gneiss


The Bundelkhand Gneiss are massive granitoid which form the second group of fundamental gneiss of the Archaean age. It occurs in Bundelkhand (U.P.), Baghelkhand (M.P.), Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is a coarse grained gneiss which looks like granite. The Bundelkhand gneiss is conspicuously criss-crossed and characterised by quartz veins.