FIELD TRIP (Yerrakonda ceramic clay deposits)

Field area :- Bommuru

Name of the quarry:- Yerrakonda

            Bommuru is situated 2kms fromRajahmahendravaram.It is the one of the spectacular for geological fieldwork.Here the main geological formations are ceramic clay( Miocene age). Whiteclay,ochres,Rajahmundry sandstone (middle Miocene).These formations areunderlain by coarse grained gravel.There are many ceramic factories at andaround Bommuru area.The main raw material used in this factory is ceramic clayalong with white clay( Ball clay).Gravel is used as road material.