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Dang'en Formation

Dang'en Fm


Period: 
Triassic

Age Interval: 
Early Triassic (TJ73a, TJ75a)


Province: 
Sichuan

Type Locality and Naming

Named in 1977 by the third area survey team of Sichuan Geological Bureau. The type section is located in Dedagou, Dang'en Township, Batang County, Sichuan.

Synonym: Dangen Fm


Lithology and Thickness

It is a set of metamorphic rock series, which can be divided into three parts: Lower part is slate, phyllite intercalated with sandstone and marl, and basic volcanic rock and tuff conglomerate can be seen at the bottom, 716 m thick. Middle part is metamorphic sandstone It is intercalated with phyllite, 1001 m thick. Upper part is dominated by phyllite intercalated with metamorphic sandstone.


Lithology Pattern: 
Sandy claystone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

It is underlain by Upper Permian.

Upper contact

The top is in integrated contact with the overlying Liyi Gr

Regional extent

The lithology and thickness of this group vary greatly. The cashiers in Daocheng and Zedai are mainly composed of gray sandy slate intercalated with thin limestone, with a thickness of 580-684 m. In Daocheng Erze, it is a combination of limestone and dolomite. It is 211 m thick; in Muliwaneng, Qiongyi, Shuiluo and other places, it is mainly composed of volcanic rock, siliceous rock, and sand slate, with a thickness of 965-1687 m.


GeoJSON

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Fossils

Contains bivalves in Daocheng Erze include Claraia sp., C. stachei, C. concentrica, Eumorphotis sp., E. multiformis, E. multiformis reticulata, E. m. rara, Pteria ussurica variabilisï¼›ammonoid fossils at Muliwaneng, Qiongyi, Shuiluo include Dieneroceras sp.; bivalves for example Claraia stachei, C. concentrica, C. hunanica, Pseudoclaraia wangi and conodont Parachirognathus sp., Pachycladina sp. etc.


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Induan

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.0

    Beginning date (Ma): 
251.90

    Ending stage: 
Olenekian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
1.0

    Ending date (Ma):  
246.70

Depositional setting

This formation represents sub-deep-sea basin deposits in the areas of Daocheng Ruyatong and Zedai cashier, in the area of Daocheng Erze, it is a limited carbonate platform deposit, and in the Mulishuluo area, it is a deep-sea basin deposit (Li Yuankai et al., 1988).


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

Zhang Shunxin, Ji Kaixuan and Tong Jinnan.