Geology and Minerals

Aravalli Range

The Aravalli Range (IPA: [əɾaːʋliː], also spelled Aravali) is a mountain range in north-western India. running approximately 670 km (420 mi) in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The highest peak is Guru Shikhar in Mount Abu, Rajasthan at 1,722 m (5,650 ft). The Aravalli Range is the oldest fold-mountain belt in India, dating back to the Paleoproterozoic era.

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See also

• ▸Bearcat Ridge
• ▸Alessandra Belloni
• ▸Carbonate–silicate cycle

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