Amba Gutta Fm
Period:
Statherian
Age Interval:
late Statherian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Pranhita-Godavari east basin
Lithology and Thickness
Clayey sandstone
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Unconformable onto basement of Bhopaalpatnam granulate and granite gneiss
Upper contact
Overlain by Madhumtorna Shale Fm
Regional extent
Approximately coeval with Bollapalli Fm and the Karlai Shale Fm (Pandikunta Shale Fm) of Mallamapalli Gr of Pranhita-Godavari west basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.5
Beginning date (Ma):
1,700.00
Ending stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.55
Ending date (Ma):
1,690.00
Depositional setting
Tidal shelf
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From: Saha D. (Dilip), Patranabis-Deb, S., and Colllins, A.S. (2016) Proterozoic stratigraphy of southern Indian cratons and global context. In: Stratigraphy & Timescales, 1: 1-59.