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Soft sediment deformation structures from Khari River section of Rudramata member, Jhuran Formation, Kutch: A testimony of Jurassic seismites

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Soft sediment deformation structures such as slump folds, clastic dyke, syn-sedimentary faults and convolute bedding are present in the coarse–fine grained yellowish buff coloured sandstone, and interbedded reddish brown fine grained sandstone and yellowish–white siltstone at the Khari River section belonging to Rudramata member of Jhuran Formation (Upper Jurassic), Kutch. These soft sediment deformation structures are confined to lower and middle parts of the section and are invariably underlain as well as overlain by undeformed beds that have restricted lateral and vertical extent and occur in close proximity of Kutch Mainland Fault, thereby suggesting that these structures were formed by seismic activity and therefore represents seismites.

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Kale, M.G., Pundalik, A.S., Duraiswami, R.A. et al. Soft sediment deformation structures from Khari River section of Rudramata member, Jhuran Formation, Kutch: A testimony of Jurassic seismites. J Geol Soc India 87, 194–204 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-016-0387-8

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