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Mehrangarh Fort
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mehrangarh.
National Geological Monument
The Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact on which the Mehrangarh Fort has been built has been declared a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India to encourage Geo Tourism in the country. This unique geological feature is part of the Malani Igenus Suite seen in the Thar desert region, spread over an area of 43,500 km. This unique geological feature represents the last phase of igneous activity of Precambrian age in the Indian Subcontinent.