Encharani Fm
Period:
Tonian
Age Interval:
late Tonian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Pranhita-Godavari west basin
Lithology and Thickness
Conglomerate to pebbly sandstone. Medium-to-coarse grained arkosic to quartzose sandstone
Lithology Pattern:
Conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Unconformity onto the Satnala Shale Fm at the top of the Pengnaga Gr
Upper contact
Overlain by Venkatpur Sandstone Fm of sand dunes
Regional extent
Approximately coeval with Nambi Breccia Fm and the following Doli Sandstone Fm in Pranhita-Godavari east basin. The sandstone-dominant successions Mancheral Quartzite Fm and Kapra Sandstone Fm are considered to be lateral equivalents of the Encharani Quartzite.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Late-middle Tonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
804.00
Ending stage:
Tonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.8
Ending date (Ma):
776.00
Depositional setting
Alluvial fan to braid plain
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.