Abstract

The fining upward sequence of Proterozoic Rajgarh Formation mainly consists of feldspathic sandstone, quartzarenite, bands of shale and have a restricted lateral extent with variable palaeoflow pattern. Eight major lithofacies identified from this succession collectively indicate fluvial to marginal marine depositional set up. The Rajgarh quartzose to feldspatho-quartzose siliciclastics are fine- to coarse grained, poorly- to moderately sorted derived from a stable continental block provenance that deposited in a fault bounded graben. The deposition of the Rajgarh siliciclastics can be best explained by short transportation, high relief and fast sedimentation in rapidly subsiding fault-bounded basin and indicate radial slope and source located in the Dausa uplift in the east and banded gneissic complex (BGC) in the south and southeast.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call