National Geological Monuments are geographical areas of national importance and heritage, as notified by the Government of India's Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their maintenance, protection, promotion and enhancement of geotourism.
Natural stone arch in Tirumala.
Image: Erramatti Dibbalu (Red Sand Hills) in Visakhapatnam 03
Image: Laterite formation on gneiss. C 009
National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur is a National Geo-heritage Monument of India
located at Sathanur in Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. This park is located within Sathanur panchayat and has a fossilized tree trunk, which was discovered in 1940 by the geologist M. S. Krishnan of the Geological Survey of India, who hailed from Tanjore.
The park