Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics?
A spectacularly exposed slump is described from a 120-m-long road cut between the villages of Kanod and Deva in the northeastern Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan, India. The Upper Jurassic part of the sediments at the outcrop was formed in a near-shore setting and belongs to the Ludharwa Member of the B...
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| author | Matthias Alberti Dhirendra K. Pandey Jitendra K. Sharma Narendra K. Swami Alfred Uchman |
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| description | A spectacularly exposed slump is described from a 120-m-long road cut between the villages of Kanod and Deva in the northeastern Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan, India. The Upper Jurassic part of the sediments at the outcrop was formed in a near-shore setting and belongs to the Ludharwa Member of the Baisakhi Formation. The 3-m-thick unit shows a number of asymmetric folds and thrust faults leading to an imbrication of partly lithified sandstone beds. The deformation structures allow the reconstruction of a movement towards the northwest. This agrees well with the basin configuration that shows a deepening into this direction. Although the determination of a specific trigger mechanism is difficult for soft-sediment deformation structures, an earthquake caused by synsedimentary tectonics in the basin seems to be the most likely explanation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e42b448305c4880a3e001511d36bd882022-12-21T23:50:21ZengElsevierJournal of Palaeogeography2095-38362017-10-016432133210.1016/j.jop.2017.08.001Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics?Matthias Alberti0Dhirendra K. Pandey1Jitendra K. Sharma2Narendra K. Swami3Alfred Uchman4Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Ludewig-Meyn-Straße 10, 24118 Kiel, GermanyEarth & Planetary Sciences Group/Palaeontology, Manipal Center for Natural Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, IndiaDepartment of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, IndiaDepartment of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, IndiaInstitute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Oleandry 2a, 30-063 Kraków, PolandA spectacularly exposed slump is described from a 120-m-long road cut between the villages of Kanod and Deva in the northeastern Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan, India. The Upper Jurassic part of the sediments at the outcrop was formed in a near-shore setting and belongs to the Ludharwa Member of the Baisakhi Formation. The 3-m-thick unit shows a number of asymmetric folds and thrust faults leading to an imbrication of partly lithified sandstone beds. The deformation structures allow the reconstruction of a movement towards the northwest. This agrees well with the basin configuration that shows a deepening into this direction. Although the determination of a specific trigger mechanism is difficult for soft-sediment deformation structures, an earthquake caused by synsedimentary tectonics in the basin seems to be the most likely explanation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383617300536SedimentologyMass movementsSlumpingSoft-sediment deformation structuresJaisalmer BasinJurassic |
| spellingShingle | Matthias Alberti Dhirendra K. Pandey Jitendra K. Sharma Narendra K. Swami Alfred Uchman Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? Journal of Palaeogeography Sedimentology Mass movements Slumping Soft-sediment deformation structures Jaisalmer Basin Jurassic |
| title | Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? |
| title_full | Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? |
| title_fullStr | Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? |
| title_short | Slumping in the Upper Jurassic Baisakhi Formation of the Jaisalmer Basin, western India: Sign of synsedimentary tectonics? |
| title_sort | slumping in the upper jurassic baisakhi formation of the jaisalmer basin western india sign of synsedimentary tectonics |
| topic | Sedimentology Mass movements Slumping Soft-sediment deformation structures Jaisalmer Basin Jurassic |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383617300536 |
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