Shaleisaierk Fm
Type Locality and Naming
The type section lies south of Kazhaguole and Jiqikebulak, Mori County, Xinjiang. It was named by Gao Yunsheng in 1970.
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone and Volcaniclastics. Gray, gray-green and purple-gray feldspar grit, feldspar siltstone, calcareous sandstone, siltstone and carbonaceous-clayey sandstone, intercalated with conglomerate and minor pebbly grit and conglomerate, thin- to moderately thick-bedded ash tuff; exposed thickness 2896 m. Eastward to the east of Qijiaojing Valley of Kazhahe, volcanic lavas and pyroclastic rocks increase, dominated by gray-green dacite, basalt and tuff, and the exposed thickness increases to 5755.1 m.
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformable contact with the underlying Julideneng Fm
Upper contact
Conformable contact with the overlying Yangbulak Fm
Regional extent
Distributed on the north slope of Bogda Mt., in an arc trending from NW to NE.
GeoJSON
Fossils
Contains Bivalves Acanthopecten sp. and Schidus sp. in the lower part.
Age
Depositional setting
It is interpreted as a
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