A new ��superassemblage�� model explaining proximal-to-distal and lateral facies changes in ?uvial environments, based on the Proterozoic Sanjauli Formation (Lesser Himalaya, India)
Ananya Mukhopadhyaya,*, Priyanka Mazumdara, A.J. (Tom) van Loonb
a Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, Howrah,West Bengal 711103, India; b Geocom Consulting, Valle del Portet 17, 03726 Benitachell, Spain
Abstract Facies analysis of ?uvial deposits of the Proterozoic Sanjauli Formation in the Lesser Himalaya was combined with an architectural analysis. On this basis, a model was developed that may be applied to other ?uvial systems as well, whether old or recent. The new model, which might be considered as an assemblage of previous models, explains lateral variations in architecture and facies but is not in all respects consistent with the standard ?uvial models. The Sanjauli ?uvial model is unique in that it deals with lateral facies variations due to shifts of the base-level along with ?uctuations in accommodation space owing to changes in palaeoclimate.
. A new ��superassemblage�� model explaining proximal-to-distal and lateral facies changes in ?uvial environments, based on the Proterozoic Sanjauli Formation (Lesser Himalaya, India)[J]. Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016, 5(4): 391-408.
. A new ��superassemblage�� model explaining proximal-to-distal and lateral facies changes in ?uvial environments, based on the Proterozoic Sanjauli Formation (Lesser Himalaya, India)[J]. Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016, 5(4): 391-408.
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