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Koksan Formation
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Koksan Fm base reconstruction

Koksan Fm


Period: 
Silurian

Age Interval: 
Early Silurian


Province: 
Imjingang Belt-North Korea

Type Locality and Naming

Hwangju Gr

Synonym:

Reference section: Source: Geology and Sedimentology of the Korean Peninsula


Lithology and Thickness

Mudstone, argillaceous limestone, black shale, bedded limestone, and dolomitic limestone.


Lithology Pattern: 
Clayey limestone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Underlain by the Sangsori Fm.

Upper contact

Overlain by the Wolyangri Fm.

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils

corals (Syringopora sp. and Favosites sp.), graptolites, gastropods, and crinoids.


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Early Silurian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.00

    Beginning date (Ma): 
443.07

    Ending stage: 
Early Silurian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
1.00

    Ending date (Ma):  
430.62

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

Source:Chough, S. K. (2013). Geology and sedimentology of the Korean Peninsula. Elsevier.