Mollem (pronounced mole; the alphabet m is silent) or मोले is a small village in Goa,

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union terr ...

on National Highway 4 near the border with

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO 15919, ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reor ...

in the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountain range at the beginning of

Anmod Anmod is a village in Karnataka state of India at the Goa-Karnataka border. Anmod village lies on Belgaum- Goa road route. The Goa state can be reached by descending Anmod Ghat from Karnataka. The NH 748 or 4B highway from Goa up to Goa Karn ...

Ghat. It comes under the Dharbandora block.Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2010-2011
/ref> It is the primary entry point for Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park.

Geology

Some of the world's oldest rocks are found in this region and are classified as Trondjemeitic Gneiss with

Rubidium Rubidium is the chemical element with the symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium and caesium. Rubidium is the first alkali metal in the group to have a density higher ...

isotope dating estimating them to be at least 3,600 million years old.

References

Villages in South Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub