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Title: | Tectonics and climate controlled sedimentary provenance in the Teesta basin since mid-Holocene |
Authors: | Das, Satyabrata Singh, Sunil Kumar Rai, Santosh K. Singhal, Saurabh Rahaman, Waliur ROUT, RAKESH KUMAR Ali, Sajid Dept. of Earth and Climate Science |
Keywords: | Teesta basin Sediment provenance Rangeet window 87Sr/86Sr εNd 2025-MAR-WEEK4 TOC-MAR-2025 2025 |
Issue Date: | Apr-2025 |
Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
Citation: | Geochemistry, 85(01), 126224. |
Abstract: | Erosion of the Himalaya Mountain and subsequent deposition of sediments in the flood plains, and distal fans are primarily regulated by tectonics, climates, lithology, and relief of the region. These eroded sediments preserve their chemical and isotopic compositions in their depositional archive, which can be used to trace the erosion processes and assess the relative role of controlling factors and their spatio-temporal variations. The present study has analysed the 87Sr/86Sr and ԐNd of in silicate phase of sediment recovered from a ~ 40 m long sedimentary core representing ~8 ky of sediment accumulation in the Teesta River mega fan. The lithostratigraphy of the core indicates rapid aggradational nature of the Teesta mega fan. The 87Sr/86Sr and ԐNd display large variability with depth, which ranges from 0.75700 to 0.89294 and − 15.1 to −25.0, respectively. The observed 87Sr/86Sr and ԐNd values in the core sediments have been interpreted in terms of differential sediment contribution from the Higher and the Lesser Himalayan lithology. The 87Sr/86Sr and ԐNd isotope profiles and estimated fractional sediment contributions identify the Lesser Himalaya as the major sediment contributor to the Teesta basin since the mid-Holocene, unlike the other Himalayan River basins, dominated by sediments from the Higher Himalaya after the Last Glacial Maximum. The rapid exhumation and erosion of the tectonically active Rangeet window with the focused precipitation and presence of rock types vulnerable to weathering in the Lesser Himalaya of the basin appear to be the major factors resulting in the sedimentary budget of the Teesta River basin over at least last 8 ky. Our assessment suggests that tectonic activity and climate have a competitive effect on the observed sedimentary budget, with an additional role of lithology. The study infers a major control of active tectonics, precipitation, and lithology on the sedimentary budget of the Himalayan River basins. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2024.126224 http://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9441 |
ISSN: | 0009-2819 1611-5864 |
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