Fig. 4 Google Earth snapshots of mining activities happening in and around Guryul ravine.

 

The authors would like to thank Prof. G. M. Bhat, Postgraduate Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir State, India for his tireless efforts spanning more than 30 years in bringing the Guryul ravine to the global research platform.

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