Kattamardzhana Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Ladinian-Carnian, M3d
Province:
SE Tajik (SE Pamir)
Type Locality and Naming
Includes in SE Murghab district (Gurdumdin type section Gurumd and Kattamardzhana rivers)
Synonym: Kattamardzhan, Kattamardzhanaisky, Каттамарджанаikкий
Reference section:
Lithology and Thickness
These are asymmetric stocks with relatively steep lateral contacts and gently sloping apical surfaces. The lateral contacts of most massifs are even.
Lithology Pattern:
Volcanics
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Schematic stratigraphic column indicates the lower contact as North Alay Gr (Ediacaran)
Upper contact
Regional extent
It is distributed in the Central, Southwestern, and Southeastern Pamir, but mainly in the axial part and on the northern slopes of the Rushan Ridge.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Ladinian-Carnian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Ladinian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
241.46
Ending stage:
Carnian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
227.30
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Extracted from Baratov, R. B. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Donish, Dushanbe, 276.