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Bahadur, Tej
- Stratigraphic Distribution and Depositional Environment of the Chaya formation along the Northwestern Coast of Saurashtra Peninsula, Western India
Authors
1 Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302004, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 69, No 6 (2007), Pagination: 1215-1230Abstract
Neogene-Quaternary sedimentary basin of Saurashtra along the northwestern coast of India is of great interest for its importance in sea-level and palaeoclimatic studies. Lithostratigraphically, the lithic-units have been grouped into Gaj, Dwarka, Miliolite, Chaya, Katpur and Mahuva Formations in ascending order. Present paper deals with stratigraphic distribution and depositional environment of individual sections of the Chaya Formation. With the addition of a new member, the Chaya Formation now consists of three members; viz. Okha Shell Limestone Member, Aramda Reef Member and Porbandar Calcarenite Member.Keywords
Chaya Formation, Lithostratigraphy, Biota, Depositional Environment, Coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat.- Late Pleistocene Coral-Algal Sediments of Chaya Formation of Mithapur Area, Jamnagar, Gujarat
Authors
1 Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004, IN
2 Department of Geology,University of Rajasthan, 2A-25, Malaviya Nagar, Jaipur - 302 017, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 61, No 2 (2003), Pagination: 195-201Abstract
Chaya Formation (Late Pleistocene-Holocene) of Dwarka-Okha area in Saurashtra peninsula, Gujarat, is subdivided into the lower Okha Shell Limestone Member and the upper Aramda Reef Member. A ca 1.5m thick succession of coral-alga1 lithofacies of Aramda Reef Member that has been radiometrically dated at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, U.S.A. to 41.2-18.3 ka, is exposed in a well section near Mithapur (district Jamnagar), and is described here. The environmental conditions during Late Pleistocene are also discussed.Keywords
Coral-Algal Sediments, Palaeo-Environment, Chaya Formation, Mithapur, Gujarat.- A Review of the Stratigraphy of Marwar Supergroup of West-Central Rajasthan
Authors
1 Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 055, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 73, No 6 (2009), Pagination: 747-758Abstract
The lithostratigraphy, depositional environment and age of the Marwar Supergroup have been reviewed in the light of report of δ13C depletion recorded in the carbonates of the Bilara Group (middle part of Marwar Supergroup) and discovery of trilobite-like trace fossils from the "Red beds" of Nagaur Group (upper part of Marwar Supergroup). The δ13C depletion observed in Bilara carbonates is not a result of glaciation rather due to rapid burial and poor water circulation in the low energy water of the protected basin. Secondly, the trace fossils are, in fact, traces of notostracan crustaceans found in shallow fluvial and shallow lacustrine environment. The present paper also records a spiral, burrowing trace-fossil, possibly Gyrolithes, from a cross-bedded sandstone of the Jodhpur Group.Keywords
Lithostratigraphy, Depositional Environment, Age, Gyrolithes, Marwar Supergroup, Rajasthan.References
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- Coralline Algae from the Aramda Reef Member of the Chaya Formation, Mithapur, Gujarat
Authors
1 Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226 007, IN
2 Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 055, IN
3 Department of Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226 007, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 80, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 215-230Abstract
The Quaternary sediments of the Aramda Reef Member of the Chaya Formation exposed in the Mojap coast near Mithapur, Gujarat are characterized by well-developed coralline algal build-ups. These algal build-ups are exceptionally rich in coralline algae and corals. In the present paper, thirteen species belonging to eight genera of coralline algae are described. Out of these, seven species (Titanoderma nataliae, Lithophyllum nitorum, Lithophyllum quadratum, Spongites sp. Brandano et al., 2005, Sporolithon lvovicum, Mesophyllum fructiferum and Lithothamnion praefruticulosum) are the new records for India. Four species (Titanoderma pustulatum, Sporolithon intermedium, Mesophyllum commune and Phymatolithon sp.) are first time recorded from the study area. Among the major framework builders of coralline algae of the Aramda Reef Member are Lithophyllum, Titanoderma, Sporolithon, Mesophyllum and Lithothamnion.
Two associations of the coralline algal assemblages can be distinguished: one indicating shallow water, high-energy conditions is developed in the upper part, while the other suggesting deposition in low-energy conditions is characteristic of the lower part of the succession. These algal associations, together with their growth-forms (encrusting, warty to fruticose, layered) come from stratigraphically separate beds. They indicate that the temperature, depth and hydrodynamic energy conditions also fluctuated during deposition of the Aramda Reef Member. It is concluded that the lower Hapalidiaceae-Sporolithaceae association dominated during warmer interval, whereas the upper lithophylloids association flourished in relatively low-temperature conditions. The associated corals indicate that minimum winter sea surface temperature remained above 18°-20° C.
Keywords
Coralline Algae, Aramda Reef Member, Chaya Formation, Mojap, Gujarat.References
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