Tippapuram Shale Fm
Period:
Ectasian
Age Interval:
early Ectasian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Pranhita-Godavari east basin
Lithology and Thickness
Claystone. Thinly laminated gray-green shale with intercalations of sand lenses with megaripples.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Underlain by Somandevra Quartzite Fm
Upper contact
Overlain by Chalamala Sandstone Fm
Regional extent
Approximately coeval with and Pranhita Sandstone Fm and maybe lower Chanda Limestone Fm of Pengnaga Gr in Pranhita-Godavari west basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ectasian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
1,400.00
Ending stage:
Ectasian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
1,300.00
Depositional setting
Inner 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.