Auliekuduk Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Moscovian, K3
Province:
Kyzylkum Region
Type Locality and Naming
Along Aulie, Central Kyzylkum. S.Ya. Lapidus in 1992 (460, p.183).
Synonym: Auliekuduk Suite, Аулиекудукская св.
Lithology and Thickness
At the base, limestone conglomerates, further layered organogenic limestones. Thickness 160m.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
It lies with a slight erosion on the Akoy Fm
Upper contact
It conformably overlain by the Keriz Fm.
Regional extent
Central Kyzylkum, South Bukantau, Okzhetpes Mountains.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
According to data by A.A. Shapkin et al. (1974), Lower Moscovian foraminifers of the genera Aljutovella and Profusulinella are found in the limestones.
Age
Age equiv to Keriz Fm = Early Moscovian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Moscovian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
315.15
Ending stage:
Moscovian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
311.09
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
V.V. Mikhailov – In: GeoGPT translation of: “Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)”