Zorkaindin Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Early - Middle Triassic (T1-2), BMP1; P1
Province:
East Tajik (Central Pamir)
Type Locality and Naming
Includes in Bozbaital horst - Murghab basin, Karasu silver-Pangazdjilga thrust sheet
Synonym: Zorkaindin suite
Reference section:
Lithology and Thickness
The lithology column of Rutte et al., 2017 indicates it contains limestone, marl, sandstone, bauxite at base.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
The schematic stratigraphic column indicates the lower contact as Mukurkain Fm
Upper contact
The schematic stratigraphic column indicates the upper contact as Dzhankaindy Fm
Regional extent
It is widespread in the Central Pamir.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early and Middle Triassic (Rutte'17)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Induan
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
251.90
Ending stage:
Ladinian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
237.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Extracted from Rutte, D., L. Ratschbacher, S. Schneider, K. Stübner, M. A. Stearns, M. A. Gulzar, and B. R. Hacker (2017), Building the Pamir-Tibetan Plateau—Crustal stacking, extensional collapse, and lateral extrusion in the Central Pamir: 1. Geometry and kinematics, Tectonics, 36, 342–384, doi:10.1002/2016TC004293, Extracted from Baratov, R. B. (1976). Subdivisions of stratified and intrusive rocks of Tajikistan. Donish, Dushanbe, 276.