Linsishan Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Early Cretaceous, K1lss (27a,b)
Province:
Shandong
Type Locality and Naming
Jiaolai Basin. The Linsishan Formation was named by Wanglaiming et al. (1992) in Facheng of the Haiyang County. The key section is the Facheng Honggou – Lengjia section in the Haiyang County of Shandong (121°03’, 36°57').
Lithology and Thickness
The Linsishan Formation is mostly composed of purple red, purple grey thick-bedded conglomerate intercalated with sandy conglomerate, sandstone. It is 100 m to 3000 m thick.
Lithology Pattern:
Conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
It underlies the Zhifengzhuang Fm conformably.
Regional extent
The Linsishan Formation is distributed in the Laiyang, Haiyang, Zhucheng and Chaigou areas.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
None listed
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Valanginian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.2
Beginning date (Ma):
136.68
Ending stage:
Hauterivian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.3
Ending date (Ma):
130.77
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Wan Xiaoqiao