Abuqiehai Formation

Abuqiehai Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
TypeGeological Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
RegionInner Mongolia Autonomous Region
CountryChina

The Abuqiehai Formation is located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and is mainly composed of thin-bedded bamboo-leaf-like limestone, oolitic limestone, and an alternation of thick kidney limestone and shale. It has been dated to the mid-Cambrian period.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Shouxin (2009). Geological Formation Names of China. Springer. ISBN 978-3540-93823-1.


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