Agaaral Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Upper Cretaceous (lower Campanian), F9d
Province:
Fergana
Type Locality and Naming
Near the village of Aga-aral, East Fergana. O.S. Yalov, 1945 (154, p.129). Stratotype not specified.
Synonym: Agaaral Suite (Agaaral Gypsum Horizon)
Lithology and Thickness
Red, gray clays, sandstones, marls, limestones with layers of gypsum. Thickness 10-37m.
Lithology Pattern:
Gypsiferous claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Overlain conformably by the Tekebel Fm
Regional extent
East Fergana, Naukat Basin, western foothills of the Fergana Range.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Campanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
83.65
Ending stage:
Campanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
79.06
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
I.M. Abdurazimova – In: GeoGPT translation of: ”Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)"