Reconnaissance of quaternary sediments from Khasi Hills,Meghalaya |
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Authors: | Pawel Prokop Amalava Bhattacharyya |
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Institution: | (1) Oelbergstr. 10, 53343 Wachtberg b. Bonn, Germany; |
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Abstract: | Khasi Hills area of Meghalaya, one of the highest rainfall zones of the world has been explored to understand the spatial
and temporal extent of Quaternary sediments. In general such deposits are restricted to shallow depths in most of the sites
except in one site where it is 600 cm thick. AMS C-14 dates of these deposits suggest that sediments deposited are mostly
of Holocene or in rare cases belong to later part of Pleistocene. Early Quaternary deposit is either missing or yet to be
explored from this region. Natural hazards combined with human activity effecting degradation of vegetation and sediment cover
are probably the main cause for poor Quaternary exposure at the region. |
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