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Main source = Baratov, R.B., et al. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Publishing House "Donish", Dushanbe, 269 pp. plus tables. Provided by Dr. Jovid Aminov, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan Translated to English by the GeoGPT group, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China--see About

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Djangidavans Formation
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Djangidavans Fm base reconstruction

Djangidavans Fm


Period: 
Jurassic

Age Interval: 
Bathonian (J2 bt), M3a


Province: 
SE Tajik (SE Pamir)

Type Locality and Naming

It is distinguished in the Southeast Pamir in the SE Murghab district Gurumdin and Mynkhadzhir type sections of the Jurassic

Synonym: Djangidavans suite

Reference section:


Lithology and Thickness

It is represented by olive-green and earthy-gray marls, calcareous clay slates, and claystones with layers of limestone


Lithology Pattern: 
Shallow-marine marl


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

It lies conformably with the deposits of the Bajocian and Callovian stages.

Upper contact

Regional extent

It is widespread in the Southeast Pamir.


GeoJSON

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Fossils

The Bathonian layers of the Mynkhadzhir and Gurumdin type sections are poor in organic remains


Age 

Bathonian

Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Bathonian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.0

    Beginning date (Ma): 
168.17

    Ending stage: 
Bathonian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
1.0

    Ending date (Ma):  
165.29

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

Extracted from Baratov, R. B. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Donish, Dushanbe, 276.