Occurrence and palaeoenvironmental significance of sand domes and sand holes in sandstone of Chari Formation near Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat

Authors
Bhatt, NY Shringarpure, DM Patel, SJ
Citation
Ny. Bhatt et al., Occurrence and palaeoenvironmental significance of sand domes and sand holes in sandstone of Chari Formation near Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat, J GEOL S IN, 58(4), 2001, pp. 361-363
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
ISSN journal
00167622 → ACNP
Volume
58
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
361 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-7622(200110)58:4<361:OAPSOS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Structures such as sand domes, sand holes and bubble/cavernous sand found i n the Chari Sandstone of Kachchh owe their origin to trapping and escaping of air between two water saturated layers of sand in fluctuating tidal cond itions.