Rock magnetic characterization of pedogenesis under high energy depositional conditions: A case study from the Mio-Pliocene Siwalik fluvial sequence near Dehra Dun, NW Himalaya, India

The assemblage of iron oxides using the rock magnetic ratios of the pedogenic layers in these high energy conditions broadly infer the prevalence of semi-humid to semi-arid climate entirely during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene period in the HFB with an increased seasonality during early Pliocene. The present approach envisages a great scope for quantitative database under the given setup of high energy conditions that are common in the Mio-Pliocene HFB.