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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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Fandaryn Formation

Fandaryn Fm

Period:

Cretaceous

Age Interval:

Upper Albian (K₁²), C1, C1a, C1b, C1c

Province:
Central W Tajik

Type Locality and Naming

Includes in Hisar-Zarafshan ranges, and Obisafit, Turkparidin, Chakykalya typesections

Synonym: Sherabad horizon, Ширабадскому горизонту, Fandaryn suite

Reference section:

Lithology and Thickness

It is represented by red-colored sandy-siltstone rocks with a thickness of 30-40 m.

Lithology Pattern:

Sandy_claystone

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

They conformably or with slight erosion overlie the deposits of Berriasian, Middle Aptian or Upper Hauterivian - Middle Aptian.

Upper contact

They are conformably overlain by the deposits of the Cenomanian and Turonian.

Regional extent

The Sherabad Fm (Ширабадскому горизонту) in the Zeravshan-Gissar region corresponds to the upper part of the Fandaryn Fm

In the Darvaz region, the Shirabad horizon corresponds to the Khosretishin Fm (хозретишинокая свита) (Andreev et al., 1969), represented by red-colored sandstones and siltstones with a thickness of 150 m.

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Fossils

Age

Upper Albian

Age Span:

Beginning stage:

Albian

Fraction up in beginning stage:

0.6

Beginning date (Ma):

105.58

Ending stage:

Albian

Fraction up in the ending stage:

0.8

Ending date (Ma):

103.04

Depositional setting

Depositional pattern:

Additional Information

Compiler:

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