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The Early Eocene Naredi Cliff Section, Kutch Basin, Gujarat, India: Evidences of a Condensed Stratigraphic Section

Author Affiliations

  • 1PG Department of Geology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Law College Square, Nagpur, INDIA
  • 2 Department of Geology, Fergusson College, Pune, INDIA *MEPL, Chandrapur, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 3, Issue (6), Pages 12-15, June,25 (2015)

Abstract

This paper presents the multidisciplinary evidences of a condensed stratigraphic section in the Naredi cliff, of the Early Eocene Naredi Formation, in onshore part of the Kutch Basin. The presence of glauconite and Ca-apatite minerals, predominantly fine grained sediment, and reducing environmental condition during the deposition of glauconite bearing sediments point out towards the Naredi cliff section sediments being a condensed stratigraphic section. This identified condensed stratigraphic section of the Naredi cliff can serve as an important tool for regional and chronostratigraphic correlation with the Early Eocene sediments occurring in Kutch Basin’s offshore parts.

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