Kargon Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
lower Bajocian (J2 bj), M3a
Province:
SE Tajik (SE Pamir)
Type Locality and Naming
It is distinguished in the Southeast Pamir in the SE Murghab district Gurumdin type section of the Jurassic.
Synonym: Kargonskaya Suite
Reference section:
Lithology and Thickness
The stage is composed at the bottom of dark-colored clay slates and siltstones with beds of sandstone and limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Schematic stratigraphic column indicates the lower contact as Kokebelles Fm
Upper contact
Schematic stratigraphic column indicates the upper contact as Kokdzhar Fm
Regional extent
It is widespread in the Southeast Pamir.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
lower Bajocian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Bajocian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.3
Beginning date (Ma):
170.08
Ending stage:
Bajocian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
169.54
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Extracted from Baratov, R. B. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Donish, Dushanbe, 276.