Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d

Petrography, carbon and oxygen isotopic study was carried out to interpret isotopic variations on the predominant carbonate sequence of the Dalmiapuram Formation of the Cauvery Basin, South India. The common petrographic types identified in the Dalmiapuram Formation range from wackestone to boundsto...

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Main Authors: Madhavaraju, J., Sial, A., Hussain, S., Ramasamy, Nagarajan, Ramasamy, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Kexue Chubanshe 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53081
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author Madhavaraju, J.
Sial, A.
Hussain, S.
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Ramasamy, S.
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Sial, A.
Hussain, S.
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Ramasamy, S.
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description Petrography, carbon and oxygen isotopic study was carried out to interpret isotopic variations on the predominant carbonate sequence of the Dalmiapuram Formation of the Cauvery Basin, South India. The common petrographic types identified in the Dalmiapuram Formation range from wackestone to boundstone. The gray shale and limestone members show large variations in d<sup>13</sup>C and d<sup>18</sup>O values (Gray shale member: +1.44 to +2.40 ‰ VPDB, -3.05 to -5.92 ‰ VPDB, respectively; Limestone member: -6.07 to +2.93 ‰ VPDB; -7.08 to -0.39 ‰ VPDB; respectively). In the present study, the carbon and oxygen values are not correlated, which supports the fact that these limestones retain their primary isotopic signatures. In carbon isotope curve, one negative shift is identified in the gray shale member and a positive isotopic excursion is detected in the coral algal limestone (CAL). The observed positive isotopic excursion in the lower part of the CAL correlates with OAE1d and suggests the global nature of the late Albian OAE1d in the Cauvery Basin.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-530812017-10-20T06:16:03Z Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d Madhavaraju, J. Sial, A. Hussain, S. Ramasamy, Nagarajan Ramasamy, S. Petrography, carbon and oxygen isotopic study was carried out to interpret isotopic variations on the predominant carbonate sequence of the Dalmiapuram Formation of the Cauvery Basin, South India. The common petrographic types identified in the Dalmiapuram Formation range from wackestone to boundstone. The gray shale and limestone members show large variations in d<sup>13</sup>C and d<sup>18</sup>O values (Gray shale member: +1.44 to +2.40 ‰ VPDB, -3.05 to -5.92 ‰ VPDB, respectively; Limestone member: -6.07 to +2.93 ‰ VPDB; -7.08 to -0.39 ‰ VPDB; respectively). In the present study, the carbon and oxygen values are not correlated, which supports the fact that these limestones retain their primary isotopic signatures. In carbon isotope curve, one negative shift is identified in the gray shale member and a positive isotopic excursion is detected in the coral algal limestone (CAL). The observed positive isotopic excursion in the lower part of the CAL correlates with OAE1d and suggests the global nature of the late Albian OAE1d in the Cauvery Basin. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53081 10.1007/s11631-015-0059-1 Kexue Chubanshe restricted
spellingShingle Madhavaraju, J.
Sial, A.
Hussain, S.
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Ramasamy, S.
Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title_full Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title_fullStr Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title_full_unstemmed Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title_short Petrography and stable isotopic variations in Dalmiapuram Formation of Cauvery Basin, South India: implication on OAE1d
title_sort petrography and stable isotopic variations in dalmiapuram formation of cauvery basin, south india: implication on oae1d
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53081