Seismic and non-seismic soft-sediment deformation structures in the Proterozoic Bhander Limestone, central India

• Autorzy: Sarkar S. , Choudhuri A. , Banerjee S. , Van Loon A. J. , Bose P. K.

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DOI

10.2478/logos-2014-0008

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Numerous soft-sediment deformation structures occur within the Proterozoic Bhander Limestone of an intracratonic sag basin in a 750 m long section along the Thomas River, near Maihar, central India. Part of these deformation structures have most probably a non-seismic origin, but other structures are interpreted as resulting from earthquake-induced shocks. These seismic structures are concentrated in a 60 cm thick interval, which is interpreted as three stacked seismites. These three seismites are traceable over the entire length of the section. They divide the sedimentary succession in a lower part (including the seismites) deposited in a hypersaline lagoon, and an upper open-marine (shelf) part. Most of the soft-sediment deformations outside the seismite interval occur in a lagoonal intraclastic and muddy facies association. The SSDS within the seismite interval show a lateral continuity. They record simultaneous fluidisation and liquefaction. The bases of each of the three composing seismite bands are defined by small-scale shear folds, probably recording an earthquake and aftershocks. The presence of the three seismite bands at the boundary between the lagoonal and the overlying open-marine oolitic facies association suggests that the seismic event also triggered basin subsidence.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

seismites; soft-sediment deformation structures; basin subsidence; Proterozoic; India

PL

sejsmity; struktury deformacji; osady miękkie; proterozoik; Indie

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza. Instytut Geologii
• Czasopismo: Geologos
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 20, No. 2
• Strony: 89--103
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 61 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Sarkar S.

• Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032, India

autor

Choudhuri A.

• Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032, India

autor

Banerjee S.

• Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India

autor

Van Loon A. J.

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Maków Polnych 16, 61-606 Poznan, Poland

autor

Bose P. K.

• Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032, India

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