Eponymous Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
upper Hauterivian – Barremian (K1 h2), C1, C1a, C1b, C1c
Province:
Central W Tajik
Type Locality and Naming
Includes in Hisar-Zarafshan ranges, and Obisafit, Turkparidin, Chakykalya typesections
Synonym: Qyzyltash horizon, Кызылташский горизонт
Reference section:
Lithology and Thickness
The suite is composed of red-colored sandstones, gravelites, breccias, and gravels with a thickness of 8-35 m.
Lithology Pattern:
Aus Conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
It is distinguished in the South Gissar and Karateginsky regions.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Organic remains have not been found.
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Hauterivian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.8
Beginning date (Ma):
127.72
Ending stage:
Barremian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
121.40
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Extracted from Baratov, R. B. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Donish, Dushanbe, 276.