Baxkorgan Gr
Type Locality and Naming
SE Tarim Basin. The Baxkorgan Gr was named by Feng Mingdao. The main reference section is in Saipulang, Pishan County, Xinjiang Weiwuerzhu Zizhiqu (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region).
Synonym: （巴什库尔干群）
Lithology and Thickness
The Baxkorgan Gr is dominated by greyish, grey and grey-green muscovite-quartz schist, sericite-chlorite-quartz schist intercalated with chlorite two-mica quartz schist and quartz sandstone sandwiched with marble and phyllite. The metamorphic grade varies from place to place. The group is subdivided into Zhasikancaihe Fm, Hunliuquan Fm and Beiketan Fm in ascending order. It is 8200 m in its maximum exposed thickness.
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Bottom is not seen, because it is in fault contact with the underlying Altunshan Gr.
Upper contact
It is unconformably overlain by the Taxidaban Gr (Muzisayi Fm)
Regional extent
SE Tarim Basin. It is mainly distributed around Qiemo, Ruoqiang and Pishan on north slope of Altun Moutains, Xinjiang.
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