Estimation of Environment of Sedimentary Deposition in Parh Formation of Tertiary Sediments of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India

Sahi Ram^1,

¹Department of Physics, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur – 342001, India

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Sahi Ram. Estimation of Environment of Sedimentary Deposition in Parh Formation of Tertiary Sediments of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2022; 10(12):802-805. doi: 10.12691/aees-10-12-15

Abstract

The test well DND-1 is located in the Dandewala structure of Jaisalmer petroliferous basin. Sedimentary samples collected from Parh formation of Tertiary sedimentary sequence were investigated using Mössbauer spectroscopy to understand the relative distribution of iron bearing minerals with depth. Samples showed predominant presence of iron in pyrite, while the relative amount of siderite was quite small. Iron was also found present in clay forming minerals in Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺, [Ca, Mg, Fe] carbonates, but in small amount. A significant variation in presence/absence of pyrite and siderite, presence of [Ca, Mg, Fe] carbonates is discussed in context to the environment of sedimentary deposition.

Keywords:
sediment Mössbauer spectroscopy Iron-bearing minerals

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