Facies and depositional environments of Miocene sequencein Nat Son Maw area, Pyawbwe Township, Mandalay Region

Author: Kyi Pyar Aung*

Abstract:

      Neogene sequences are located in the Pegu Yoma Range, in the eastern part of the Central Myanmar Tertiary Basin. The Moza Formation, part of the Neogene strata, is subdivided into eleven lithofacies that are distinguished on the basis of the associated primary sedimentary structkures, faunal contents, biogenic structures, bed sets and bed-based types. Based on the lithology, sedimentary structure and lithofacies, five distinct depositional settings can be recognized: point bar, sand bar, during the Middle Miocene in a tide-dominated estuary environment.

Keywords: Neogene, Miocene, Moza Formation, lithofacies, tide-dominated estuary

Published:  Myingyan Degree College Research Journal ( Vol-3 )