Kuchchh Report Data

Day – 1 , 15th January 2018 , Mandvi Beach

Ripple marks

Ripple marks Wavelength (cm) Amplitude (cm) Index

1. 5.5 0.3 0.053
2. 6.8 0.7 0.103
3. 6.5 0.7 0.108
4. 6 0.7 0.143
5. 7 1 0.107
6. 7.5 0.8 0.107
7. 7.5 0.8 0.107
8. 7 0.9 0.129
9. 8.5 0.3 0.353
10. 7.5 0.8 0.107
11. 8.5 0.75 0.0882
12. 7.2 0.43 0.0597
13. 5.9 0.8 0.14
14. 5.4 0.7 0.13
15. 6.8 1.1 0.162
16. 4.9 0.6 0.123
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Orientation of ripple marks is 𝑁 − 95°.

Direction of current flow is 𝑁 − 5°.

Direction of paleocurrent was 𝑁 − 25°

Dunes
Layers Thickness Grain size
First layer 5cm 0.02-0.1 cm
Second layer 7cm 0.09 cm
Third layer 2.3cm 0.01-0.15 cm

Day-2, 16th January

Location – 5 (Exposure of Basalt)

𝐿𝑎𝑡 − 23°1′40′′

𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔 − 69°28′56′′

Composition – mica, quartz, coarse grain

 Ferromagnesium rich, exposed during Deccan Trap

 𝐹𝑒(𝑂𝐻) (yellow), (𝐹𝑒𝑂, 𝐹𝑒 𝑂 ) (black)

Location – 6 (Sedimentary sequence)

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Shale bed 𝑁 − 158° 5° N-248°

Black shales – carbonaceous (high amount of organic matter), basal conglomerates,

Location -7 (Road cutting)

 Reddish part- Iron rich, secondary deposition, leached, laterite.

Day-3, 17th January

Location – 8 (Shiyot)

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Fault plane 27° N 82° 117°𝑁

Throw Heave Net slip

2’ 7’’ 2.08’

 Remineralization, strike-slip fault, juxtaposition, Co-sets.

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Lithology

Rock Lithology Thickness

Sandstone 5’7.2’’
Shale 4.4’’
Sandstone 2’ 2.2’’
Shale 1’ 0.7’’
Sandstone 2’ 4.5’’
Total thickness 11’ 7’’

Location – 9 (Dam)

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Sandstone N-185° 37° N-275°

Location – 10 (trough cross – stratification)

Trough Angle between Bisectoral angle Paleocurrent direction

tangents
1. 110° 55° N-220°
2. 140° 70° N-225°
3. 70° 35° N-245°
4. 131° 65.5° N-241°
5. 124° 62° N-265°
Sarkar sir 6. - - N-5°

Sarkar sir’s section

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Bed 1 N-230° 10° N-320°
Bed 2 N-160° 20° N-250°

Bhavani sir’s section Location

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Kutch main land centre N-92° 43° N-182°

Day 4, 18th January 2018

Location – 11 Dykes, sedimentary rocks

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Dykes N-265° 14° N-135°
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Location – 12 Trigonia band

 We fount total 41 trigonia fossils in 1𝑚 × 1𝑚 region.

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1st rock N-210° 33° 120°-N
1st rock N-182° 10° 92°
nd
2 rock front N-265° 17° N-135°
2n d rock front N-263° 19° N-133°
2nd rock front N-280° 30° N-10°

Rock Lithology Thickness

Sandstone 5’7’’
Shale 7.5’’
Sandstone 2’11’’

Rock beds Thickness

Bed 1 61’4’’
Bed 2 5’10’’
Bed 3 8’3’’
Bed 4 45’
Bed 5 18’4’’

Data for guneri dome

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

𝑳𝟏 N-275° 32° N-165°
𝑳𝟐 N-280° 24° N-100°
𝑳𝟑 N-175° 23° N-265°
𝑳𝟒 N-0° 25° N-275°
𝑳𝟓 intraformational N-95° 15° N-185°
conglomerates

Location – 13 Water Ripple marks

 Oscillatory and assymetric ripple marks

Ripple marks Wavelength (cm) Amplitude (cm) Index
1. 20.3 3 0.1477
2. 11.5 1.5 0.1304
3. 12 1.3 0.1083
4. 11 1.6 0.1454
5. 12.8 1.5 0.1171
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Crest Paleocurrent Lee(cm) Stoss(cm) Strike Dip Dip

orientation amount direction
N-260° N-6° 8.8 11.3 N-182° 25° N-273°

Paleo-current N-6°

Location-14 Coal bed seam

 2 cycles, 10ft outcrop, harrying bone

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Carbonaceous shale N-145° 11° N-230°

Day – 5, 19th January 2018

Location – 15 Litholog plotting section

Section -1

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-200° 0.2° N-295°
2. N-190° 5° N-285°
3. N-215° 20° M-365°

Cross bedding Strike Dip Dip direction Paleocurrent

direction
N-195° 11° N-285° N-285°

Paleo-current N-285°

Fault attitude

Fault Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. reverse N-196° 55° N-286°

Rock Lithology Thickness

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Section – 2

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-200° 1° N-290°
2. N-180° 5° N-270°
3. N-155° 7° N-245°
4. N-170° 5° N-260°
5. N-155° 3° N-245°
6. N-130° 22° N-220°
7. Upperward N-180° 3° N-270°

Fault attitude

Fault Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. normal N-220° 80° N-130°
2. N-185° 55° N-275°

Lithology-:

Rock Lithology Thickness

1. Sandstone Well sorted 6’
2. coarse sandstone 5’
3. fine , well sorted sandstone 1’2’’
4. fine , well sorted sandstone 8’’
5. laterite sandstone 2’11’’
6. fine siltstone laterite 1’6’’
7. fine siltstone 1’

Rock Lithology Thickness

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Section – 3

Lithology

Rock Lithology Thickness

1. laterite sandstone 3’
2. Yellow sandstone(leached) 5’5’’
3. fine sandstone 9’

Section – 4

Lithology

Rock Lithology Thickness

Fault attitude (normal)

Fault Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-135° 87° N-225°

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-198° 15° N-288°

Cross bedding Strike Dip Dip direction Paleocurrent

direction
N-80° 30° N-170° N-170°

Paleo-current N-170°
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Location – 16 (Trigonia bands)

Lat - 23°35’4’’, Long.- 68°54’7’’

Location – 17 (Igneous rock)

Thickness – 110m

Lat - 23°41’42’’ , Longitude - 68°57’12’’ , Trend – N-340°

Day- 6, 20th January 2018

Location – 18 (Less Weathered rock)

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-145° 10° N-235°
2. N-140° 7° N-230°

Cross bedding Strike Dip Dip direction Paleocurrent

direction
N-147° 9° N-237° N-230°

Paleo-current N-230°

Location – 19 (Weathered rock)

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

1. N-250° 30° N-170°
2. N-225° 20° N-135°
3. N-225° 12° N-135°

Day- 7, 21th January 2018

Location – 22, shale and sst. Section

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction
1. N-185° 8° N-275°
2. N-160° 6° N-250°
Joint N-8° 63° N-98°

Paleo-current N-245°
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Location – 23, oolite beds

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction

Oolites N-275° 3° N-5°

 After Igneous beds, we get the following readings upto lunch.

Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction Footstep
Shale, laterite N- 23° 23° N-113° 120-157
Sst. N-29° 9° N-119°
Sst. N-100° 21° N-190°
N-258° 22° N-348°
N-270° 25° N-0° 217
limestone N-95° 11° N-185° 340
LATERITE N-37° 12° N-127°
Top LAYER FINE, N-37° 6° N-197°
WELL SORTED, SST
LATERITE
Top LAYER FINE, N-75° 18° N-165°
WELL SORTED, SST
LATERITE
AMMONITES N-77° 23° N-167°
LIMESTONE SAME N-87° 18° N-177°
LITH. AS ABOVE

Dome features from lunch

Traverse – N-15°
Lithology Strike Dip amount Dip direction Footstep
Siltstone N-250° 22° N-340° 193
Siltstone same N-118° 8° N-208° 330ft
Diff. sst/silt stone N-115° 3° N-205° 465
Limestone, bivalve N-80° 14° N-170° 733
Joints 783
Limestone 2nd N-91° 14° N-181° 897
Many Joints N-75° 8°, 9°, 16° N-165°
Top Lt. N-104° 14° N-194° 930
Down Lt. N-134° 14° N-224°
Down Lt. N-146° 16° N-236° 1023
Upwards N-108° 19° 198°
Joint 1 N-S 1076
Joint 2 S-W 1076
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Joint -3 N-107° 6° N-197° 1138
Joint -4, pisolites N-197° 1138
Upward , Lt. , N-99° 9° N-189° 1200
ammonites
Upward , Lt. , N-115° 17° N-205° 1200
ammonites
Downwards Lt. N-116° 2° N-26° 1250
Upwards Below Lt. N-130° 14° N-220° 1380
Downwards Lt. N-136° 13° N-46° 1480
Soil profile after N-114° 6° N-204° 1500-1577
digging
Another soil profile N-119° 20° N-209° 1577-1626
Upwards N-119° 16° N-209° 1660
Depth N-107° 9° N-17°
More dept-end N-116° 12° N-16°
End N-144° 19° N-54° 1790
Upwards last N-123° 24° N-213° 1807
mountain+ joints
Upwards coming N-109° 28°
Coming upwards N-109° 18° N-199°
AT top joints data N-123° 22° N-213° 1912