Stratigraphy of Sir Edmund Lake and Godpar area, Southwest of Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat, Western India |
Author(s): |
| Paras M. Solanki , M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad.; Nishith Y. Bhatt, M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad.; Heman V Majethiya, M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad. |
Keywords: |
| Stratigraphy, Sir Edmund Lake, Godpar, Bhuj, Kachchh |
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Detailed study of the stratigraphy of Sir Edmund Lake and Godpar area was carried out. Study area falls in Kachchh Mainland and lies in southwest of Bhuj on Mandvi road. The study area comprises of rocks of Bhuj Formation, which is divided into two members that are Lower Member and Upper Member. Stratigraphically, the lower boundary of the Bhuj Formation with Jhuran Formation is sharp and distinct. The relation is parallel disconformable junction to overlapping sequence. The boundary between the Lower and Upper Members of Bhuj Formation can be fixed by cross-bedded sandstones, which are overlain by highly bioturbated ferruginous sandstones of the Upper Member of Bhuj Formation. The uppermost boundary of the formation is unconformable. It is also the topmost part of Mesozoic sedimentary sequence. The age of the Bhuj Formation can be given from Neocomian to at least Santonian i.e. Lower Cretaceous. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV4I60296 Published in: Volume : 4, Issue : 6 Publication Date: 01/09/2016 Page(s): 680-682 |
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