Lithofacies and Depositional Environment of the Ferruginous Claystone Member Sediments of Naredi, Kutch, Gujarat, India

VINAY K SAHAY; SHYAM N MUDE; BANDANA SAMANT

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Lithofacies and Depositional Environment of the Ferruginous Claystone Member Sediments of Naredi, Kutch, Gujarat, India

Vinay K Sahay, Shyam N Mude, Bandana Samant

Abstract :

This paper presents the findings of the sedimentological investigation of the clastic sediments of the upper Ferruginous Claystone Member. The studied outcrops are composed of sandstone facies assemblage dominated by sandstones (Sm, Sh, and Sp) and mud drapes (Fm). Overall medium to coarse grained, moderately to poorly sorted, cross– to horizontally–bedded sandstone, unidirectional current evidence in cross–bedded sandstone, vertical stacking pattern, undefined to coarsening upward trends, negligible bioturbation activity and absence of marine palynofossils suggests fluvial origin in overbank and crevasse splay settings near coastal region during regressive stage of sea level.