Sharburtishan Fm
Period:
Silurian
Age Interval:
Ludlow of Silurian (S3), (11)
Province:
Xinjiang
Type Locality and Naming
It was named by Hou Hongfei et al . in 1979. The type section is located at Sarburtishan, southeast of Matubulak in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, the Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu.
Synonym: （沙尔布提山组）
Lithology and Thickness
The formation, 150-362 m in thickness, consists of gray, grayish green, brown thick-bedded to massive medium-to-coarse-grained tuffaceous conglomerate, pebbly grit intercalated with tuffaceous micritic sandstone. It bears anthozoa Favosites.
Lithology Pattern:
Aus conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
It is conformable onto the underlying Sharbur Fm
Upper contact
It is conformable below the overlying Kekexiongkuduk Fm
Regional extent
The formation is exposed at Sarburtishan Mt.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
It bears Favosites. It might be of Ludlow age based on the corals and overlying and underlying strata
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Gorstian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
426.74
Ending stage:
Ludfordian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
422.73
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Wang Chuanshang and Wang Xiaofeng