Baliana Gr
Period:
Neoproterozoic
Age Interval:
Cryogenian, Ediacarn
Province:
N.India Lesser Himalaya
Type Locality and Naming
Himachal Pradesh-Uttarakhand, [Original Publication: Ganqing Jiang, Nicholas Christie-Blick, Alan J. Kaufman, Dhiraj M. Banerjee, and Vibhuti Rai, J.B., 2002. Sequence Stratigraphy of the Neoproterozoic Krol Platform. Journal of Sedimentary Research, Vol. 72, No. 4, July, 2002, P. 524–542.]
Lithology and Thickness
Shale, siltstone, sandstone, dolomite.
[Figure: part of Himachal Pradesh geologic map showing relationships among Chhaossa Fm, Sanjauli Fm, InfraKrol Fm, Blaini Fm, Kakara Fm and Subathu Fm (provided by O.N. Bhargava & Birendra Singh)]
Lithology Pattern:
Shallow-marine marl
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Unconformable with Basantpur Fm, Chhaossa Fm, Sanjauli Fm, Nagthat Fm.
Upper contact
Conformable with KrolA Fm
Regional extent
This Gr is developed in Himachal Pradesh-Uttarakhand.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Cynobacteria
Age
Early-middle Ediacaran.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Cryogenian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.75
Beginning date (Ma):
656.25
Ending stage:
Ediacaran
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.2
Ending date (Ma):
615.76
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
O.N. Bhargava & Birendra Singh.