Geology of Andaman Nicobar : The Neogene

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Andaman-Nicobar Islands: geological setting and earlier works. 3. The Neogene: lithologic succession. 4. Biostratigraphic classification. 5. Chronostratigraphic divisions. 6. Neogene environment. Bibliography. Index. About the authors.

"This book synthesizes research conducted by the authors and their coworkers on the Neogene of Andaman-Nicobar for well over four decades. The sequences on Andaman Nicobar Islands are important because of their strategic position in the Northern Indian Ocean, an area where few other good Neogene marine sequences exist except for DSDP and ODP sections. The main objective of this book is to put together all the data in one volume in order to gear researchers, graduate and postdoctoral students to use these fundamental data for better understanding the evolution of this active tectonic belt and to explore hydrocarbon possibilities in this region.

It comprises, besides an introductory part, a detailed account on the Neogene lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and Chronostratigraphy. It is supplemented by a large number of outcrop profiles and tables summarizing the large volume of data. The book also includes a chapter on the Neogene environment dealing with changing paleobathymetric trends concomitant with vigorous seafloor tectonism in the Andaman Sea Region.

Stratigraphers and micropaleontologists in industry, academia and research laboratories as well as students will find the book an invaluable aid during exploration in this region."