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Boletín de Geología
versión impresa ISSN 0120-0283versión On-line ISSN 2145-8553
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TAMRAKAR, Naresh Kazi y SHRESTHA, Madhusudan Bhakta. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLUVIAL CLASTIC SEDIMENT AND SOURCE ROCK ABUNDANCE IN RAPTI RIVER BASIN OF CENTRAL NEPAL HIMALAYAS. bol.geol. [online]. 2008, vol.30, n.1, pp.63-75. ISSN 0120-0283.
Many tributaries from carbonate sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks of the Lesser Himalayan and clastic sedimentary rocks of the Sub-Himalayan Ranges carry gravelly sediments to the Rapti River. River bar sediments were analyzed for composition and texture to evaluate downstream changes in properties, and to establish relationship between proportion of clasts and the abundance of rock types in the source areas. Percent quartzite clast or granite clast increases whereas that of carbonate, schist or slate decreases along downstream. The largest grain size decreases downstream, whereas flatness index and sphericity tend to increase. Despite of little diminish in relative abundance of rock types in source areas along the river, the relative proportion of corresponding clast type shows rapid reduction (e.g. slate or phyllite or carbonate clasts) or rapid enhancement (e.g. granite clast). The relationships of quartzite clast and schist clasts with their corresponding source rocks are statistically significant suggesting that these clasts can provide clue to source rock abundance. About 85 to 94% of the gravel clasts represent rock types of the Lesser Himalayan Range suggesting that this range has been contributing enormous amount of sediments.
Palabras clave : River sediment; gravel composition; Lesser Himalaya; Sub-Himalaya; Siwalik Range; Siwalik Range.