Sanjauli Fm
Period:
Neoproterozoic
Age Interval:
Ediacaran, 567 Ma
Province:
N.India Lesser Himalaya
Type Locality and Naming
Simla (Shali Basin), named after Sanjauli town. [Original Publication: Srikantia, S. V. and Sharma, R.P. 1976.Geology of the Shali Belt and adjoining areas. Memoirs Geological Survey of India, 106 (1), 31-166.]
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone, arkosic sandstone, shale, conglomerate lenses; 1600 m
[Figure: part of Himachal Pradesh geologic map showing relationships among Chhaossa Fm, Sanjauli Fm, InfraKrol Fm, Blaini Fm, Kakara Fm and Subathu Fm (provided by O.N. Bhargava & Birendra Singh)]
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Non-conformable with DarlaVolcanics Fm
Upper contact
Conformable with the Blaini Fm, and unconformable with the Subathu Fm.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
None
Age
Age span estimates taken from O.N. Bhargava & Birendra Singh (2021 for Dr. Raju's Lexicon); Singh, Birendra P., 2009. Northwest Himalayan Region. In: D.S.N.Raju and Ravi Misra, Proterozoic and Phanerozoic Integrated Stratigraphy (ONGC Bull. 44, n.2)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ediacaran
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
567.66
Ending stage:
Ediacaran
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.8
Ending date (Ma):
558.04
Depositional setting
Delta platform and distributary channel deposit.
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Divisible in two members.
Compiler:
O.N. Bhargava & Birendra Singh. Age estimates based on A.J. Martin, 2017. A review of Himalayan stratigraphy, magmatism, and structure. Gondwana Research 49 (2017) 42–80.