Indian Physics Association Awards
NEWS Following day, the participants moved the environment of deposition, litho- 2. Paliwal, B. S., J. Geol. Soc. India, 1998, to Sam, Jaisalmer. On the way they saw facies, structural set-up and microbial 52(1), 81–86. Pokaran Boulder Bed (PBB), considered life in the basin. Palaeontological data 3. Kumar, S. and Pandey, S. K., Curr. Sci., to be the base of MSG. Chauhan et al.5 need support from sedimentological in- 2008, 94, 1081–1085. and Bhatt et al.6 have discussed its origin puts. New macrofossil morpho-forms, 4. Kumar, S. and Pandey, S. K., J. Asian Earth Sci., 2010, 38, 77–85. and lithostratigraphic position. The ori- some of which are enigmatic, can give 5. Chauhan, D. S., Mathur, K. M. and Ram, gin of PBB, i.e. whether it is glacial important clues regarding early multicel- N., J. Geol. Soc. India, 2001, 58(5), 425– deposit or not, is being debated. Partici- lular organisms and their evolution. Fel- 433. pants were unanimous that there is no sic volcanic unit of Chhoti Khatu could 6. Bhatt, D. K., Prasad, S., Jain, R. L. and evidence to consider PBB as a glacial be significant and provide precise age Mathur, A. K., J. Geol. Soc. India, 2005, boulder bed. constraint for the basin. 65, 301–308. During the return journey to Jodhpur All participants appreciated the infor- participants saw the Malani Igneous mative, elegantly prepared field guide Suite in Baukan Section. The valedictory book and the meticulous planning of the session was held at Jodhpur. The oil in- field trip by the scientists from BSIP.
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