page_title: Khondalite
hierarchical_section_title: Khondalite
caption_attribution_description: English: Khondalite Rock formations at Rushikonda beach, Visakhapatnam
context_page_description: Khondalite is a foliated metamorphic rock. In India, it is also called Bezwada Gneiss and Kailasa Gneiss. It was named after the Khond tribe of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh because well-formed examples of the rock were found in the inhabited hills of these regions of eastern India.
context_section_description: Khondalite is a foliated metamorphic rock. In India, it is also called Bezwada Gneiss and Kailasa Gneiss. It was named after the Khond tribe of  Odisha and Andhra Pradesh because well-formed examples of the rock were found in the inhabited hills of these regions of eastern India.
caption: Khondalite at Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, India
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