The wholerock Rb-Sr isochron age of 2380 +/- 44 Ma (Sr-1 = 0.70492 +/-
14) obtained for the Sambalpur granodiorite indicates an Early Proter
ozoic granitic activity in this region younger than Singhbhum Granite
(ca. 3.3 to 3.1 Ga). Comparable Rb-Sr ages have also been reported for
different granites from Mandhya Pradesh.