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Palynoassemblages and depositional environment of the subsurface Permian sediments in Raniganj Coalfield, Damodar Basin, West Bengal, India

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A palynological analysis of borehole RB-1, Raniganj Coalfield, Damodar Basin, has been presented here. Based on the quantitative analysis of the spores and pollen grains of the productive samples, three palynoassemblages have been identified: Palynoassemblage-I demarcated at a depth between 335.00 and 284.00 m is distinguished by the dominance of nonstriate bisaccate pollen Scheuringipollenites and subdominance of striate bisaccate pollen Faunipollenites suggestive of an early Permian (Artinskian) age; Palynoassemblage-II identified at a depth between 278.00 and 32.00 m shows the prominence of striate bisaccate mainly Faunipollenites, Striatopodocarpites and subdominance of Scheuringipollenites signifies late early Permian (Kungurian) age, and the youngest Palynoassemblage-III marked at a depth between 30.00 and 03.00 m contains dominance of striate disaccates pollen, viz., Striatopodocarpites, Crescentipollenites, and monosaccate pollen Densipollenites spp. (D. invisus, D. densus, D. magnicorpus) corroborate with the latest Permian Raniganj (Lopingian) age. The rare occurrence of Densoisporites contactus and Lundbladispora warti in the assemblage, define the upper limit of the Raniganj Formation. The assemblages have been correlated with the Indian as well as other Gondwanian continents. The dominance of gymnosperms pollen glossopteridales, conifers, and cordaites, lesser quantitative spores of lycopsids, sphenopsids, filiciopsids algal elements indicate that the palaeoclimatic condition was warm and high humid, during the deposition of these sediments in the study area of the Raniganj Coalfield.

Research Highlights

  • Palynological study has been carried out for the subsurface coal deposits from the borehole RB-1, drilled at Raniganj Coalfield to attempt to establish chronology of the sediments.

  • The palynological investigation reveals three palynoassemblage zones and dated as early to latest Permian (Artinskian to Lopingian) age and this assemblage reveals the dominance of gymnosperms plant group such as Glossopteridales followed by conifers and cordaitales.

  • The FADs (First appearance of Datum) of Densoisporites contactus, Lundbladispora warti and Lunatisporites pellucidus in the assemblage III indicate the end of Permian period.

  • The overall palynological composition suggests that a warm to very hot with medium to low humidity climatic condition were prevailing in the study area.

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The authors thank Dr (Mrs) Vandana Prasad, Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow for providing infrastructure facilities for the present study and granting permission (BSIP/RDCC/Publication No. 42/2021-22), for the publication of this work.

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    Saurabh Gautam, Srikanta Murthy & Deveshwar Prakash Mishra

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    Vinod Atmaram Mendhe & Vivek Kumar Mishra

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Vinod Atmaram Mendhe and Vivek Kumar Mishra: Provided the Geological map and samples for the present study and also helped in interpretation. Saurabh Gautam and S K Murthy: Palynofossils identification, photo documentation, and result interpretation. Deveshwar Prakash Mishra provided the literatures during the preparation of the manuscript.

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Gautam, S., Mendhe, V.A., Murthy, S. et al. Palynoassemblages and depositional environment of the subsurface Permian sediments in Raniganj Coalfield, Damodar Basin, West Bengal, India. J Earth Syst Sci 131, 224 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01937-7

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