Kimin Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Pliocene to Pleistocene.
Province:
Arunachal Pradesh
Type Locality and Naming
The type section is the Kimin section.
Lithology and Thickness
Conglomerate. Sequence consisting of alternating bands of conglomerate, soft sandstone and clays.
Lithology Pattern:
Conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
The Kimin Formation has gradational contact with the Subansiri Fm.
Upper contact
The formation has unconformable contact with the alluvium (NEBasinAlluvium Fm) deposits.
Regional extent
Easternmost Lesser Himalayas.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Microfloral assemblages of Granulatisporites sp., Echinotriletes sp., Tricolporites sp., pollen grains of Palmaepollenites, Dutta, (1980) and Dutta and Singh, (1980).
Age
Pliocene to Pleistocene.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Piacenzian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
3.60
Ending stage:
Calabrian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
0.77
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
D.S.N Raju