Sharikhan Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Upper Albian - Lower Cenomanian, F3
Province:
Fergana
Type Locality and Naming
Along the Sharihan oil field, Fergana. N.A. Dudko, A.M. Khoturov in 1957 (417, p.59). Stratotype not specified.
Synonym: Sharikhan Suite, Шариханская св.
Lithology and Thickness
Red conglomerates, gravels, sandstones, and clays. Thickness 20-90m.
Lithology Pattern:
Aus Conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Lies conformably on the Alamyshik Fm
Upper contact
It is conformably overlain by the Karaalmin Fm
Regional extent
Northern Fergana, well.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Conditionally attributed to the Upper Albian - Lower Cenomanian; in the Strat. layers (446) - to the Lower Cenomanian; in (452) - to the Albian - Middle Cenomanian.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Albian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.75
Beginning date (Ma):
103.68
Ending stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
97.86
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
I.M. Abdazimova – In: GeoGPT translation of: ”Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)"