Khushikat Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Coniacian, Z1
Province:
Zarafshan-N.Gissar
Type Locality and Naming
Along the village of Khushikat, Zarafshan Valley. M.R. Jalilov, Yu.N. Andreev, F.Kh. Hakimov et al., 1971 (191, p.77). Stratotype in the area of the village of Khushikat, on the right bank of the Zarafshan River.
Synonym: Khushikat Suite, Хушикатская св.
Lithology and Thickness
Siltstones, reddish-brown and dark green clays with layers of white gypsum and limestones. Thickness 86-100m.
Lithology Pattern:
Gypsiferous claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformably overlies the Kuruk Fm (see South Gissar column)
Upper contact
unconformably overlain by the Zavron Fm.
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Conditionally attributed to the Coniacian. (56; 446).
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Coniacian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.25
Beginning date (Ma):
88.47
Ending stage:
Coniacian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
85.70
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)”