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Geological Survey of India

Catalogue reference: IOR/V/20

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This record is about the Geological Survey of India dating from 1856-1956.

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IOR/V/20
Title
Geological Survey of India
Date
1856-1956
Description

The Geological Survey was established on a regular basis in 1856 and the publications fall into three main series. The ''Memoirs'' contain detailed reports of complete surveys or investigations dealing with a particular region or a particular mineral. ''Palaeontologia Indica'' record the results of comprehensive palaeontological research in India and neighbouring countries. The ''Records'' consist of miscellaneous geological papers and the annual reports of the Geological Survey from 1868. A detailed list of the contents of all the series was published as Volume 77 of the ''Memoirs'' (V/20/71)

Related material

Earlier annual reports from 1859 to 1860 are included in the series of Departmental Annual Reports (v/24). A revised ''List of publications of the Geological Survey of India up to 1962'' was published in 1963 (IOL: V 15536)

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
214 volumes
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Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fd6d618d-df7a-4cf2-98d9-bd0780c158fc/

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Geological Survey of India