Bawei Fm
Type Locality and Naming
The fourth branch of the Third District Survey Team of Yunnan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources was named in 1989 and publicly quoted by Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources and Sichuan Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Survey Team for the first time in 1992. The named section is located in Bawei, Mingliang Township, Yongde County, Yunnan Province. The reference section is located at Pianhe, Muding Township, Zhenkang County.
Synonym: Bawei Gr
Lithology and Thickness
The Bawei Fm is mainly composed of dolomite, calcareous dolomite and dolomitic limestone. The thickness of Bawei group is 113 m.
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
The bottom boundary is marked by the first occurrence of dolomite. The formation is in integrated contact with the underlying Permian system.
Upper contact
The top boundary of the Bawei Fm is marked by the last occurrence of dolomite. The formation is in integrated contact with the underlying Permian system.
Regional extent
The Bawei Fm is distributed in Baoshan, Liuku, Shidian, Yongde and Zhenkang in Yunnan.
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Fossils
Conodont: Hadrodontina cf. adunca, Parachirognathus delicatulus
Age
Depositional setting
The formation is supratidal and intertidal shallow water deposits
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