Kutanbulak Fm
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Cambrian Stage 10, N8
Province:
Nuratau
Type Locality and Naming
Along the spring of Kutanbulak, South Nuratau. Yu.I. Loskin et al. in 1963 (1965), I.A. Pyanova et al., 1986 (371, p. 15). The stratigraphic name is not used.
Synonym: Kutanbulak Suite, Кутанбулакская св.
Lithology and Thickness
Metamorphosed slates, sandstones, siltstone (aleurolites), limestones. Thickness 200-250m. I.A. Pyanova et al. (371), Yu.I. Loskin et al. (1963, 1965, 1967)
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
Mountains of Karakchatau in South Nuratau. Included in the formation are deposits of various ages: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian (Kalsarin Fm, Badamchalin Fm, Nakrut Fm, Dzhazbulak Fm).
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Lower Paleozoic (?). Arbitrary Cambrian Stage 10 for Lexicon.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Cambrian Stage 10
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
491.00
Ending stage:
Cambrian Stage 10
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
486.85
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Z.M. Abduazimova – In: GeoGPT translation of: “Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)”