Akbulak-Quat Moraine Fm
Period:
Quaternary
Age Interval:
Holocene, CK5
Province:
Chatkal-Kuramin Region
Type Locality and Naming
Along the Akbulak River, basin of the Chatkal River, Pri-Tashkent region. Identified based on data from A.R. Blazheevich (Safarov et al., 1999).
Synonym: Akbulak Moraine, Акбулакская морена
Lithology and Thickness
Represented by morainic deposits of terminal, lateral, medial, and bottom moraines, as well as ice cores of modern glaciers. Chaotic accumulation of sharp-angled and angular fragments ranging in size from 15-30 cm to a meter and larger. Filling is varied to sandy-aleurolitic(silty). Thickness 40-50m, and up to 70m.
Lithology Pattern:
Glacial till
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
Chatkal Range, Akbulak River.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Quaternary (Holocene)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Holocene
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
0.01
Ending stage:
Holocene
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
0.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
M.V. Mikulin – In: GeoGPT translation of: “Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)”