alleryStart learning →Roughly how old are the Gondwana rock series that hold India's major coal?
AAbout 55 million years
BOver 200 million years
CAbout 20 million years
DUnder 1 million years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Over 200 million years
Gondwana coal is a little over 200 million years old, while tertiary coal is about 55 million years old.
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