Karatangin Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Middle Carboniferous (lower Moscovian), F10
Province:
Fergana
Type Locality and Naming
Along the Karatan River, South Fergana. A.D. Miklouho-Maclay in 1960 (176, p. 24). Stratotype in the interfluve of the Shunk and Shuran rivers.
Synonym: Karatanginian Suite, Каратангинская св.
Lithology and Thickness
Interbedded sandstones, clayey slates, rare conglomerates, limestones. Thickness 800-1200m.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformably overlies the Yangak Fm
Upper contact
Unconformably overlain by the Akterek Fm
Regional extent
South Fergana, northern foothills of the Alai Range.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Contains Early Moscovian foraminifers - Profusulinella parva Lee et Chen, P. staffellaeformis Kir. and others.
Age
Belongs to the Middle Carboniferous Lower Moscovian substage (439; 460).
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:
0.35
Ending date (Ma):
312.30
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)"