Gadikao Fm
(58), Kungurian Stage (late-Cisuralian Epoch; late-Early Permian)
Type Locality and Naming
The type section is located in the Gamaodeng area to the south of Ziqu and to the north of Mohai, Zaduo County, Qinghai Province.It was named by the 2nd Regional Geological Survey Party of Qinghai Province.
Lithology and Thickness
Volcaniclastics and clastics. Composed of yellow-brown dacitic agglomerate, volcanic breccia lava, dacite, grey slate, quartz-sandstone and bio-limestone. Thickness is over 448 m.
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Uncertain contact with the underlying strata of upper Devonian
Upper contact
Conformable contact with the overlying Zhageyong Fm
Regional extent
Distributed in the Qunan, Zhaqu and Sanzhi-Akao areas of Zaduo County.
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Fossils
Fusulinida represented by Misellina claudiae and Parafusulina, whose features are similar to those of the faunas of the Qixia Fm,
Age
Depositional setting
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