Sedimentation rate and Nanofosil

What is it about?

Nannofossil analyses of this study was carried out of Kalibeng river section, Plandaan, Jombang, east Java. This study included of the Kendeng Zone, East Jawa Basin. This research method through 2 section of the Measurement Section, and sampling a number of 32 samples. Analysis used of smear slide and Scanning Electron Microscope analysis. The result of the analysis of there are twelve genera and forty-three species. The stratigraphy of this area consists of 3 lithostratigraphic units, namely from old to young: Marl Unit of Kalibeng Foramtion (CNM20-CNPL6/Late Miocene to Early Pliocene), Calcareous Sandstone Unit of Sonde Formation (CNPL6-CNPL8/Late Pliocene to Pleistocene), and Calcareous claystone unit of Sonde Formation (CNPL9-CNPL10/CNPL11?/Pleistocene. The nanoplankton biostratigraphic zone are arranged into 11 zones consisting of 2 Partial Zones, 10 Interval Zones. Development of sedimentation rate (RoS) of this study, there are 11 periods. The periods are (1) CNM20 Zone/Late Miocene to Early Pliocene /1.4 cm/ky), (2) CNPL1 Zone /Early Pliocene (8.44 cm/ky), (3) CNPL2 Zone/Early Pliocene (9.7 cm/ky), (4) CNPL3 Zone/Late Miocene-Early Pliocene (90.91 cm/ky), (5) CNPL4 Zone / Late Miocene-Early Pliocene (4,26 cm/ky), (6) CNPL5 Zone/Middle-Late Pliocene (8.57 cm/ky), (7) CNPL6Zone /Late Pliocene (13,26 cm/ky), (8) CNPL7 Zone/ Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene (14.95 cm/ky), (9) CNPL8 zone /Early Pleistocene (26.42 cm/ky), (10) CNPL9 Zone/Early Pleistocene (3.11 cm/ky) (11) CNPL10 Zone/Early-Middle Pleistocene (1.34 cm/ky). In this study there is a fast sedimentation process, namely in the CNPL3 Zone which has a sedimentation rate of (90.91cm/ky), very thick thickness sedimentasion (200 m) and with a short time duration of (0.22 my). There are 2 unconformities, namely Top of the CNPL2 Zone (Late Miocene) and Top of CNPL7 Zone (Early Pleistocene)

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Why is it important?

Nannofossils can be used to determine what the sedimentation rate.