Petrography, geochemistry and detrital zircon geochronology of the Srisailam Quartzite Formation, Cuddapah Basin, India: Implications for depositional age, correlation and provenance

• Published in: Precambrian research Vol. 387; p. 106978
• Main Authors: Mukherjee, Sneha, Das, Paramita, Ghosh, Gautam, Bose, Sankar, Amal Dev, J., Das, Kaushik, Tomson, J.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Cuddapah Supergroup; Eastern Dharwar Craton; LA–ICPMS zircon dating; Provenance; Sedimentation; Srisailam Formation; Cuddapah Supergroup; Provenance; Eastern Dharwar Craton; Srisailam Formation; LA–ICPMS zircon dating; Sedimentation

[Display omitted] •Duration of sedimentation in the Srisailam sub-basin was > 1840 Ma ≤ 1770 Ma.•The Srisailam Formation formed in a passive margin setting.•The dominant source area for the Srisailam Formation was the Dharwar Craton.•The Srisailam Formation contains Palaeo-Mesoarchaean and traces...