Doli Sandstone Fm
Period:
Tonian
Age Interval:
late Tonian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Pranhita-Godavari east basin
Type Locality and Naming
Middle formation (2 of 3) of User Gr.
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone. Profusely cross-bedded sandstone and pebble conglomerate, with reddish brown feldspathic sandstone.
Lithology Pattern:
Coarse-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Underlain by Nambi Breccia Fm
Upper contact
Overlain by Usur Sandstone Fm
Regional extent
Approximately coeval with Venkatpur Sandtstone Fm of Sullavai Gr in Pranhita-Godavari west basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.77
Beginning date (Ma):
784.40
Ending stage:
Tonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.83
Ending date (Ma):
767.60
Depositional setting
Fluvial to shallow coastal. Fluvial channel bar to channel lag, predominate in the uppermost member.
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.