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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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Ziddin Formation

Ziddin Fm

Period:

Neogene

Age Interval:

Miocene (N₁), C1, C1a, C1b, C1c

Province:
Central W Tajik

Type Locality and Naming

Includes in Central W Tajik, and Obisafit, Turkparidin, Chakykalya typesections

Synonym: Ziddinsky depression Fm

Reference section:

Lithology and Thickness

The considered deposits are represented at the bottom by red-colored sandstones and fine-grained strata with a thickness of 400-750 m, containing frequent interlayers and lenses of gravels and small and medium gravel conglomerates. The total thickness is 1000-2200 m

Lithology Pattern:

Fine-grained sandstone

Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

They lie conformably on the rocks of the Paleocene Oligocene.

Upper contact

In the Ziddin - overlying formations, older than the Quaternary, are unknown. Above, sometimes with erosion, lie red-colored medium and large gravel conglomerates with a thickness of 500 - 1500 m with lenses of sandstones and gravels.

Regional extent

In the southern part of the Turkestan region, the largest ones are exposed in a number of depressions located in the valley of the Zarafshan River

GeoJSON

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Fossils

Age

Age Span:

Beginning stage:

Aquitanian

Fraction up in beginning stage:

0.0

Beginning date (Ma):

23.04

Ending stage:

Langhian

Fraction up in the ending stage:

1.0

Ending date (Ma):

13.82

Depositional setting

Depositional pattern:

Additional Information

Compiler:

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