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is an especially prominent indicator of near-shore conditions. Sandstone deposits in the
Okhmintaung Formation likely represent tidal channel deposits, while intercalated mudstone and sandstone deposits inn the Pyawbwe Formations likely represent a sub-tidal environment.
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Paleogene, which is consistent with the general theory of a global drop in sea levels at that time. Sea levels then rose and submerged the area again in the Neogene.
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in this formation and ranges from grey to yellowish in colour. The lower part of the
Pyawbwe Formation is mainly composed of relatively harder grey to brownish-grey shale, which is intercalated with thin-bedded, fine-grained, yellowish-grey sandstone.
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Pyawbwe Formation and the Okhmintaung Formation. The Pyawbwe Formation, which is dated to Neogene times, makes up the upper layer. Below that is the Okhmintaung Formation, which is dated to Paleogene times. An
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and shell fragments are found in the sandstone bed. In the upper part of the
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