GEOLOGI DAERAH KERSAGALIH DAN SEKITARNYA KECAMATAN SALOPA, KABUPATEN TASIKMALAYA, PROVINSI JAWA BARAT

Abstrak

The research area is located in the Kersagalih area and its surroundings, Salopa District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province. Physiographically, it is included in the southern mountainous zone and has been mapped by several previous geologists. This study aims to provide an overview of geological conditions in the research area. The research method is surface geological mapping with the help of petrographic analysis.

Based on the results of the research, the geomorphological units include the Weak Wavy Geomorphology Unit – Denudational Strong (D2), the Strong Undulating Geomorphology Unit – Denudationional Hills (D3), the Flood Plains Geomorphology Unit (F3), There are two flow patterns, namely dendritic and parallel with the stadia of young to adult rivers. Stratigraphy consists of units, namely the Jampang Andesite Breccia Unit, the Jampang Tuff Unit, the Kalipucang Calkarenite Unit, and the Sand – Gravel Deposition Unit. The geological structure is in the form of a straightness pattern that is relatively northeast – southwest. Natural resources in the form of land and water resources that are used as rice fields, plantations, and settlements and have the potential for geological disasters in the form of landslides.

Keywords: Kersagalih, Geology, Stratigraphy, Geomorphology