Chaochuan Formation
Geologic formation in Zhejiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chaochuan Formation is a geologic formation in China (Zhejiang Province). It is made up of purplish red calcarenaceous, muddy siltstone, fine-grained sandstone with interbeds of tuffaceous sandstone and conglomerate or rhyolitic tuff.[1]
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Chaochuan Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~112–94 Ma | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Fangyan Formation |
Overlies | Early Cretaceous tuff and Moshishan Group |
Thickness | up to 518 metres (1,699 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, siltstone |
Other | Tuff |
Location | |
Coordinates | 28.7°N 119.2°E / 28.7; 119.2 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 35.6°N 117.0°E / 35.6; 117.0 |
Region | Zhejiang Province |
Country | China |
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