Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): JGEET Vol 02 No 02 : June (2017)

Paleoenvironment of Tanjung Formation Barito Basin- Central Kalimantan Based on palynological data

Winantris Winantris (Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University)
Helman Hamdani (Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University)
Ellin Harlia (Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2017

Abstract

The research area is located in the Muara Teweh, North Barito, Central Kalimantan. The cocking coal deposits are well known as they were produced from this area. Upper part of Tanjung Formation is target coal production. The study objectives are to analyze paleoenvironment and to determine the relative age of coal deposits based on palynological data. Preparing palinological analysis used standard procedure by hydrofluoric acid method.Palynomorphs data grouped into six types of ecology, and the sequence is as follows ; fresh water and lowland (41,75 %), brackish water swamp (30,10%), Peat and freshwater swamp (17,96%), marine element (7,77 %), back mangrove (1,46%) and upland element (0,97). Palmae pollen is very dominant, especially from freshwater and peat swamp that grow around coastal area i.e. Dicolcopollis, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites operculatus, Longapertites and Palmaepollenites kutchensis. Although marine fossil found, but the frequency less than one percent, that was the evidence of influence sea water to swamp area. The palynomorphs indicate the coal sedimented at upper delta plain. Fossil index of relative age consist of Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites operculatus, Magnastriatites howardi Verrucatosporites usmensis, Retistephanocolpites , and Ixonantes type which refer to Late Eocene.

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JGEET

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Earth & Planetary Sciences Engineering Environmental Science Physics

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JGEET (Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology) published the original research papers or reviews about the earth and planetary science, engineering, environment, and development of Technology related to geoscience. The objective of this journal is to disseminate the results ...