Tarkapchigay Gr
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
upper Albian - Cenomanian, B1
Province:
Bukhara-SW Gissar
Type Locality and Naming
Along the Tarakapchigay gorge, south-western spurs of the Gissar ridge. X.X.Mirkamalov, 1971 (51, p.98). The stratigraphic name is not recommended for use. T.N.Bogdanova". Stratigraphic Lexicon (446).
Synonym: Tarkapchigay Series, Таркалантигайская сер., Tarkapantigay Gr
Lithology and Thickness
It corresponds from bottom to top: Shirabad Fm, Tyubegatan Fm, Karikansay Fm and Tagarin Fm.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy_claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Lies conformably on the Kamprek Gr.
Upper contact
Overlain by the Adamtash Gr.
Regional extent
South-western spurs of the Gissar ridge.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
It belongs to the upper Albian - Cenomanian.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Albian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.8
Beginning date (Ma):
103.04
Ending stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.6
Ending date (Ma):
96.54
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
I.M. Abdouazimova – In: GeoGPT translation of: “Abduazimova, Z.M. (Ed.), 2001. Stratigraphic Dictionary of Uzbekistan. IMR (Institute of Mineral Resources), Tashkent, 580 pp. (In Russian)”