Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6443977 | Journal of Asian Earth Sciences | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The transition from carbonate facies of the Tsagaankhaalga Formation to the volcanoclastic shales of the Govialtai Formation is interpreted as the result of local tectonic activity. This may be qualitatively described as a transition from a shallow marine carbonate shoal with an epibenthic fauna (Tsagaankhaalga), to a deeper, clastic dominated environment with a nektic fauna (Govialtai). The pulse of tectonism must predate the lower Givetian, and it echoes the “Tsakhir Event”, which is recorded by the transition from Ordovician-Silurian carbonates to Lochkovian conglomerate. These findings provide useful biostratigraphic control and insight into the complex tectonic evolution of the Gobi-Altai Terrane and adjacent blocks on the Eurasian Craton.
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Authors
Nicholas B. Sullivan, D. Jeffrey Over, Minjin Chuluun, Paul M. Myrow,