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From: Sedimentary facies analysis of the fluvial environment in the Siwalik Group of eastern Nepal: deciphering its relation to contemporary Himalayan tectonics, climate and sea-level change

Fig. 2

Representative outcrop photographs of the 12 lithofacies. A Reddish-brown mudstone (facies P) from FA1, B peaty mudstone (facies C) from FA1, C massive mudstone (facies Fm) with sandpipes from FA1, D mudstone to very fine–grained sandstone with parallel lamination (facies Fl) from FA1, E fine-grained sandstone with ripple cross-lamination (facies Sr) from FA2, F medium-grained sandstone with planer cross-stratification (facies Sp) from FA3, G massive (facies Sm) sandstone from FA3, H sandstone with trough cross-stratification (facies St) from FA4, I sandstone with horizontal lamination (facies Sh) from FA4, J conglomerate showing weak planer cross-stratification (facies Gp) from FA5, K matrix-supported gravelly conglomerate with inverse grading (facies Gmg) from FA5, L matrix-supported poorly sorted pebble to cobble size massive conglomerate (facies Gmm) from FA5

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