Satola Fm
Period:
Statherian
Age Interval:
early-middle Statherian
Province:
Proterozoic N.India Vindhyan Basin west
Type Locality and Naming
Lower formation (1 of 4) of Lower Vindhyan series (west Vindhyan Basin)
Lithology and Thickness
No details yet given. Includes the Khardeola Member (sandstone).
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Unconformity on Archean basement
Upper contact
Overlain by Bhagwanpura Limestone Member of Sands Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
See discussion in Lower Vindhyan Gr; for graphic purposes 1750-1700 Ma
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.25
Beginning date (Ma):
1,750.00
Ending stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
1,700.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Main sources: S. Sarkar and S. Banerjee (2020), A Synthesis of Depositional Sequence of the Proterozoic Vindhyan Supergroup in Son Valley, Springer Geology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9551-3_2
Basu, P., and Chakrabarti, R. 2020. Origin and evolution of the Vindhyan Basin: A geochemical perspective. Proc. Indian Natn. Sci. Acad., 86: 111-126.