“…WDC, Western Dharwar Craton; EDC, Eastern Dharwar Craton EDC; CG, Closepet Granite; FL, Fermor's line; BRB, Billigiri Rangan Block; MB, Madurai Block; TB, Trivundrum Block; McSZ, Mercara Shear Zone; MSZ, Moyar Shear Zone; BSZ, Bhavani Shear Zone; MBSZ, Moyar Bhavani Shear Zone; MTSZ, Mettur Shear Zone; NLSZ, Nallamalai Shear Zone; SASZ, Salem Attur Shear Zone; PCSZ, Palghat Cauvery Shear Zone; CNSZ, Chennimalai Noyil Shear Zone; DSZ, Dharapuram Shear Zone; DKSZ, Devattur‐Kallimandayam Shear Zone; KOSZ, Karur Oddanchatram Shear Zone; ASZ, Achankovil Shear Zone; 1, Salem Mafic Ultramafic Complex (S MUC); 2, Agalli Hill Ophiolite Complex (AOC); 3, Aniyapuram Mafic Ultramafic Complex (AMUC); 4, Manamedu Ophiolite Complex (MOC); 5, Devanur Ophiolite Complex (DOC). The hatched portion bounded by BSZ, MBSZ, SASZ, and PCSZ in known as Cauvery Shear/Suture Zone (CSZ; map compiled after GSI, 1998; Chetty et al, 2016; Chetty, 2017; Yellappa, Santosh, & Manju, 2019; Li et al, 2018). Rectangular Box indicates study area [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]…”