Palaeocurrent Analysis of the Siwaliks of Panjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

Authors

  • B. Parkash
     Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, U. P.
  • R. K. Goel
     Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, U. P.
  • Pankaj Sinha
     Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, U. P.

Abstract

The present paper deals with a study of thickness of cross-bedding units and palaeocurrents as deduced from cross-bedding foreset dip azimuths of the Siwaliks of Panjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. All the three sub-divisions of the Siwaliks-Lower, Middle and Upper exhibit mainly southerly palaeocurrent directions and the variance of cross-bedding foreset dip azimuths seems to decrease from the Lower to Upper Siwaliks. Consistent southerly paleocurrent direction in the Upper Siwaliks suggests that they were probably deposited in a single continuous basin instead of two separate basins.

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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 1975

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1975-09-01

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Parkash, B., Goel, R. K., & Sinha, P. (1975). Palaeocurrent Analysis of the Siwaliks of Panjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Geological Society of India, 16(3), 337–348. Retrieved from https://geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/63565

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