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Geological Field Report: Sylhet Area

This geological field report summarizes the author's 3-day study of the Jaintapur-Tamabil area in Sylhet, Bangladesh from March 13-16, 2018. The report describes the physiography, geomorphology, structure, stratigraphy, and economic geology of the area. It finds the region has diverse landforms including high Plio-Miocene aged hills and small hillocks along the border, as well as low-lying flood plains. Geomorphological features include tributaries, flood plains, point bars, meandering and braided rivers, and potholes. The stratigraphy ranges from recent to Oligocene periods and includes formations of limestone, sandstone, shale, silt

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Geological Field Report: Sylhet Area

This geological field report summarizes the author's 3-day study of the Jaintapur-Tamabil area in Sylhet, Bangladesh from March 13-16, 2018. The report describes the physiography, geomorphology, structure, stratigraphy, and economic geology of the area. It finds the region has diverse landforms including high Plio-Miocene aged hills and small hillocks along the border, as well as low-lying flood plains. Geomorphological features include tributaries, flood plains, point bars, meandering and braided rivers, and potholes. The stratigraphy ranges from recent to Oligocene periods and includes formations of limestone, sandstone, shale, silt

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3rd

GEOLOGICAL FIELD
REPORT
On
Jaintapur-Tamabil Area, Sylhet, Northeastern
Bangladesh.
itted in requirement of partial fulfillment of the syllabus for 3rd Year B.S (Hon’s) in Department of Geolog
From 13th March to 16th March 2018

Submitted By Azaz Ahmed Abir Examination Roll:


Class Roll No: 14GLM021 Session: 2014-15

Department of Geology and Mining


University of Barishal
Barishal-8200
Abstract
This report aims at geological characterization of Janitiapur-Tamabil-Jaflong, Sylhet area. It
is an overview of our studies. It deals with the physiography, geomorphology, structure, stratigraphy,
and economic geology of Janitiapur-Tamabil-Jaflong, Sylhet, Northeastern Bangladesh. It
also deals with the facies analysis and interpretation of paleo-environment and depositional
history of Janitiapur-Tamabil, Sylhet area. It is our prime goal to produce a geological map of
Janitiapur-Tamabil, Sylhet area.

Geologically, the region is complex having diverse geomorphology; high topography


of Plio-Miocene age (20 million years) such as Khasi and Jainta hills and small hillocks along
the border. At the center there is a vast low laying flood plain of recent origin with saucer
shaped depressions, locally called Haors.
Geomorphology is the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the
surface of the Earth. Sylhet area is mainly hilly, for these there we found several tributaries.
We also found floodplains of recent origin along Shari ghat (day 1). The drainage pattern of
the area is mainly dendritic. Except these we also found point bar, meandering river, braided
river, and pothole. Highest elevation of the investigated area is 301 feet above the MSL (Mean
Sea Level).
Sylhet area converges toward Shillong plateau and subsiding under it. These
convergence causes the area become compressed. These compressional force is the main
cause of the elevated landforms of these area. For these, all the homocline trending E-W.
There both hills and depressions are found. Hills are mainly homoclinal Presence of dauki
fault sometime causes distinct dip direction. Except these all of them dip toward south.
The constituent rocks of the region are mainly sedimentary rock. The stratigraphy of
Sylhet area ranges from recent to Oligocene period. The area exposes both fossiliferous and
non-fossiliferous thick sequence comprising of a succession of limestone, sandstone, shale,
siltstone, mudstone and claystone. The age range of these formations is Middle Miocene to
Pleistocene. The oldest formation of Sylhet is Sylhet limestone (Day 4 stop-8) and the recent
alluvial deposits were also present (Day 1 stop-10). Lithostratigraphically, the sedimentary
sequence of the area is divided from bottom to top as Sylhet Limestone Formation, Kopili
Shale Formation, Barail Group, Bhuban Formation, Boka Bil Formation, Tipam
Sandstone Formation, Girujan clay Formation, Dupi Tila Formation, Dihing Formation and
Alluvium.
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