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Fossil wood at tiruvakkarai
Siwalik sandstone complex
Pillow lava of Maradihalli near Chitradurga
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St. Mary's Islands
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St. Mary's Islands, also locally known as Thonsepar are a set of four small uninhabited islands in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Malpe in Udupi district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The island
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…Urban district Karnataka Peninsular Gneiss rock occurring on an exposed small hillock located in the Lal Bagh gardens, dating to 2.5 to 3.4 Ga. 1975 Columnar Basalt, Coconut Islands St. Mary's Islands, Udupi district Karnataka Basalt columns developed by the rapid cooling of lava flows, found on flat-topped hills in four islands…
Columnar basalt formations
The highest point on St. Mary's Islands
A view of basaltic rock formation in St. Mary's Islands
Beach on one of the islands