Kunaerhe Fm
Type Locality and Naming
The type section is located at Nanshan Mt., Honghutu River, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province. It was named by Tong Zhifang et al. in 1976, and formally cited in Regional Geology of Heilongjiang Province in 1989.
Lithology and Thickness
Volcaniclastics and Siltstone. Lower part is dominated by pyroclastic rock intercalated with slate. Upper part consists of gray-black clayey siltstone and slate intercalated with crystal tuff, 807 m thick. Maximum thickness reaching 1900 m.
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformable contact with the underlying Honghutuhe Fm
Upper contact
Unknown: The top is unclear. Next younger regional unit is the Late Carboniferous Guangqing Fm
Regional extent
Distributed along the upper Bacheli River, Kunaer River and Honghutu River
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Depositional setting
It is interpreted as possible continental and pyroclastic deposits.
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