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Provenance and tectonic settings of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup, Jammu, Northwest Himalaya
| Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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| Author | Pandita, S.K. Bhat, S.K. Kotwal, S.M. Singh, Y. Tahkur, K.K. |
| Abstract | The sandstones of the two representative stratigraphic sections of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Ramnagar area in Jammu region of Northwest Himalaya are studied to infer the provenance and tectonic settings of the source area. The sandstones are fine– to medium–grained and moderately to well sorted. These sandstones consist of three varieties of quartz with small amounts of feldspar, lithic fragments and micas and are classified as sublitharenites, subarkoses and litharenites. These rocks belong to the collision orogenic belt of tectonic regime and have been derived from a mixed provenance that includes plutonic basement, sedimentary and meta–sedimentary rocks. |
| Starting Page | 17 |
| Ending Page | 23 |
| File Format | |
| Volume Number | 63 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lower Siwalik Subgroup Provenance Tectonic settings Jammu |
| Content Type | Text |
| Educational Use | Research Reading |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
| Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |
