Identify the incorrect statement from the following........

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Identify the incorrect statement from the following

In India the coal deposits are of two main geological ages, the Gondwana deposits and the Tertiary deposits.

The Gondwana deposits are older than the Tertiary deposits.

Gondwana deposits are found in the north eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh while the Tertiary deposits are found in the valleys of Godavari, Mahanadi, Son Rivers.

The coal mines in Tamil Nadu yield poor quality lignite.

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Explanation:

rd statement is incorrect. The Gondwana coal mines are located in river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi, Godavari, Son and Narmada.
Tertiary coal fields share only 1% of coal production of India. Such fields occur in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland and also in small quantities in Jammu & Kashmir.
1st statement is correct. Most of the coal mined in India comes from the rock formations of two geological ages viz. Lower Gondwana and Tertiary. About 80 per cent of the coal deposits in India is of bituminous type and is of non-coking grade.
2nd statement is correct.
• Gondwana coal fields (250 million years old)
• Tertiary coal fields (15– 60 million years old)