Mollem (pronounced mole; the alphabet m is silent) is a small village in

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

South India South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...

on National Highway 4 near the border with

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

in the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountain range at the beginning of Anmod Ghat. It comes under the Dharbandora block.Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2010-2011
/ref> The village is the primary entry point for Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park.

Geology

Some of the world's oldest rocks are found in this region and are classified as Trondjemeitic Gneiss with

Rubidium Rubidium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium and caesium. Rubidium is the first alkali metal in the group to have ...

isotope dating estimating them to be at least 3,600 million years old.

References

Villages in South Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub