Alamyshik Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Aptian- Albian, F3
Province:
Fergana
Type Locality and Naming
Along the Alamyshik oil field, Fergana. Stratotype not specified.
Synonym: Alamyshik Suite, Аламышикская св.
Lithology and Thickness
Red, gray clays, sandstones, gravelites, conglomerates with nodules of limestones. Thickness 20-95m.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
It conformably overlies the Khodzhaosman Fm
Upper contact
It is overlain by the Sharikhan Fm
Regional extent
Northern Fergana, revealed by drilling.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
It is tentatively assigned to the Aptian–Albian, and according to N.N. Verzilin, to the Albian (452).
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aptian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.4
Beginning date (Ma):
118.12
Ending stage:
0.75
Fraction up in the ending stage:
Ending date (Ma):