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Sample Type of Object
Fossil
Sample Name
Leaf fossil 1 (Nay Pyi Taw area)
Sample ID (Self-granted ID)
MM_Fossil_16_2024
Material
Paleontology (Fossil)
Field Name
Preliminary Urban Geology Project in Zabuthiri township and Dekkhinathiri township, Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory area
Sample Description
Leaf fossils occur in siltstone
Age
1.806 ~ 5.332
Age(unit)
Million Years (Ma)
Geological Age
Pliocene
Geological Unit
Irrawaddy formation
Collection Method
Manual
Collection Method Description
Mineral Database
Size
2 - 2.5
Size(unit)
cm
Comment
Preliminary Urban Geology project in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory area
Purpose
Database
Tag
Elevation
542 ~ 972
Nav Type
GPS
Name of Physiographic Feature
Plain
Location Description
Preliminary Urban Geology project in Zabuthiri and Dekkhinathiri townships, Nay Pyi Taw union territory
Locality
Preliminary Urban Geology project in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory
Locality Description
"Leaf fossils occur in sandstone of Irrawaddy formation. The Lithology of Nay Pyi Taw area is sedimentary rocks of Ologone formation and Irrawaddy formation.The sedimentary sequence consists of the Kyaukkok Formation (518 m), the Obogone Formation (425 m), a diamictite unit and the Irrawaddy Formation (276 m); these units are overlain unconformably by Quaternary deposits. Intermittent volcanism occurred during the Pliocene. Subordinate amounts of volcanic rocks are interfingering with and overlying the Irrawaddy sediments. LITHOLOGY : Sandstone Interbedded with thin shale. "
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
State/Province
Nay Pyi Taw union territory
City/Township
Zabuthiri and Dekkhinathiri townships
Field Program/Cruise
Platform Type
Platform Name
Platform Description
Launch Type
Launch Platform Name
Launch ID
Collector/Chief Scientist
Zaw Win Lwin (Geologist) and Thi Ha Thu (Geological Assistant), DGSE
Collector/Chief Scientist Address
Collection Date
2021-11-05 ~ 2022-01-15
Collection Time
Current Archive
Database
Current Archive Contact
Original Archive
Database
Original Archive Contact
Depth in Core
Core Depth(unit)
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File Format
JPEG
File Title
Leaf fossil (1)_MM_Fossil_16_2024
URL
URL Type
URL Description
Document File
CC License
CC BY-NC - The author is free to use, but not for profit.
Copyright
The copyright of this data is held by CCOP.
Data Registrant
Registration Date
2024-02-29
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