Sedimentary

Rock type: 
Age: 
194 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Harbas river valley. Quartz sandstones, with intercalations of siltstones and mudstones. At the base - coal layers. A coal seam is visible in the photo. Khumarrinskaya series. Thickness 240 meters. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctataSow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astrate subtetragona Munst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei Dam.), Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Sinemurian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
194 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Harbas river valley. Quartz sandstones, with intercalations of siltstones and mudstones. At the base - coal layers. Khumarrinskaya series. Thickness 240 meters. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctataSow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astrate subtetragona Munst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei Dam.), Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Sinemurian.

In the second photo, at the bottom of the cliff - granites. Malinskiy granite complex. Carboniferous.

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Limestones, dolomitic limestones, with interlayers of marls. Fossil: Thurmanniceras cf. thurmanni Pict., Phasianela personi Chaff., Purpuroidea longa Pcel., Grammatodon cabadinensis Mordv. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Stavropol Territory, canyon of the river Dry Olkhovka. Limestones, limestones sandstones, oolitic limestones, interlayers of marls. Fossil: Thurmanniceras cf. thurmanni Pict., Phasianela personi Chaff., Purpuroidea longa Pcel., Grammatodon cabadinensis Mordv. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Stavropol Territory, canyon of the river Olkhovka. Limestones, limestones sandstones, oolitic limestones, interlayers of marls. Fossil: Thurmanniceras cf. thurmanni Pict., Phasianela personi Chaff., Purpuroidea longa Pcel., Grammatodon cabadinensis Mordv. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Stavropol Territory, canyon of the river Olkhovka. Limestones, limestones sandstones, oolitic limestones, interlayers of marls. Fossil: Thurmanniceras cf. thurmanni Pict., Phasianela personi Chaff., Purpuroidea longa Pcel., Grammatodon cabadinensis Mordv. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Stavropol Territory, canyon of the river Dry Olkhovka. Limestones, limestones sandstones, oolitic limestones, interlayers of marls. Fossil: Thurmanniceras cf. thurmanni Pict., Phasianela personi Chaff., Purpuroidea longa Pcel., Grammatodon cabadinensis Mordv. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian