Hoskatti Fm
Period:
Orosirian
Age Interval:
Late Orosirian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Kaladgi Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Uppermost formation (9 of 9) of Kaladgi Gr and of its Simikere Subgroup (3 of 3)
Lithology and Thickness
Slate, local dolerite dyke
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Underlain by Arlikatti Fm
Upper contact
Angular unconformity, overlain by Kerur Fm conglomerate at base of Badami Gr = Basement uplift, folding and a hiatus in deposition follow the first cycle (Kaladgi Gr) of sedimentation in the Kaladgi Basin
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Orosirian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
1,875.00
Ending stage:
Orosirian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.75
Ending date (Ma):
1,862.50
Depositional setting
Pelagic shale
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.