Geological Map of Tamil Nadu
Geology of Kancheepuram:
| Age | Rock Types | |
|---|---|---|
| Cainozoic | Recent to late Pleistocene | Laterite |
| Early to middle Pleistocene | Kancheepuram Gravels | |
| Mesozoic | Lower Cretaceous | Sandstone, Shale, Conglomerate of Sriperumpudur formation |
| Paleozoic | Permian | Lower Gondwana of Palar river |
| Archaean | Charnockite & Pyroxene Granulite | |
Mineral occurrences in Kanceepuram District
| Mineral Wealth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | Rough Stone | Ordinary Earth | Clay | River Sand | Major Mineral |
| Palayaseevaram Village | Uthiramerur, Walajabad, Kundrathur & Sriperumbudur Taluk | In PWD / Panchayath tanks | Sriperumbudur, Vallam, Mathur | Palar, Cheyyar Rivers | Nil |