Research Article
Facies Analysis and Depositional Environments of the Late Palaeozoic Coal-Bearing Madzaringwe Formation in the Tshipise-Pafuri Basin, South Africa
Table 2
Facies associations identified in the Madzaringwe Formation.
| Facies associations | ā | Facies | Interpretation of depositional environments |
| Conglomerate | FA 1 | Gcm, Gmm, Se, St | Dominantly alluvial and braided fluvial channels | Major tabular and lenticular sandstone | FA 2 | St, Sr, Sh, Sp, Sm, SI | Dominant braided channels, channels | Fine laminated calcareous siltstone | FA 3 | FI, Fsm, Fm, Sr, St | Shallow lake, flood plain. | Sandy shale/mudstone | FA 4 | FI, Sh, St, C | Floodplain plain, lake and weakly developed palaeosol | Carbonaceous shale/mudstone | FA 5 | Fc, C | Backswamps and oxbow lakes |
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