Qulonggongba Formation
Geologic formation in Nyalam County, Tibet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Qulonggongba Formation is a Late Triassic (Norian) geologic formation in southern Tibet, near to the border with Nepal, that is part of the Langjiexue Group.[3] It would have been a marine environment.[4]
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Qulonggongba Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Norian, ~215.56–212.0 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Langjiexue Group |
Underlies | Qudenggongba Formation & Derirong Formation |
Overlies | Tulong Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone[1] |
Other | Siltstone, sandstone, limestone[1] |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25.5°N 104.9°E / 25.5; 104.9 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 11.7°N 94.2°E / 11.7; 94.2 |
Region | Southern Tibet |
Country | China |
Extent | Nyalam, Tingri[1] |
Type section | |
Named for | Cholung Gompa [zh] |
Named by | Qingge Gu |
Location | Longjiang Xishan, 2 km west of Longjiang Village, southern Tingri[2] |
Year defined | 1965 |
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