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Harwal Formation
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Harwal Fm base reconstruction

Harwal Fm


Period: 
Tonian

Age Interval: 
Late Tonian


Province: 
Proterozoic S.India Bhima Basin

Type Locality and Naming

Uppermost formation (5 of 5) in Bhima Gr


Lithology and Thickness

Shale


Lithology Pattern: 
Claystone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Upper contact

Unconformity to Deccan Traps Fm (end-Cretaceous)

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Tonian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.84

    Beginning date (Ma): 
764.80

    Ending stage: 
Tonian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.86

    Ending date (Ma):  
759.20

Depositional setting

Offshore muddy 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.