New Release TEXT BOOK SERIES 13 Geology of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry K.S. SUBRAMANIAN and T.A. SELVAN The above publication is the latest release from the Geological Society of India under the text book series and marks the completion of the coverage of the four southern states. Tamil Nadu occupies an important segment of the southern granulite terrain of the Peninsular Shield, where extensive khondalites, charnockites and migmatitic rocks are traced. The eastern coastal tract is characterised by Phanerozoic sedimentary cover. The volume is authored by experienced field geologists of the Geological Survey of India with an intimate knowledge of the geology of Tamil Nadu and includes chapters on early history of geological work in the areas and geoenvironmental studies. Pages: 192+iv, (2001); Price: Rs.250 (Copies can be supplied at concessional price to Fellows and bonafide students. Write to Geological Society of India, I? B. No.1922, Gavipuram PO., Bangalore - 560 019; Phone: 6522943; Fax: 6613352)