Siltstone

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, Khabarovsk Territory, small Khekhtsir range. Dark gray siltstones with interlayers (up to 10 cm thick) of greenish-gray fine-grained polymictic sandstones. Pionerskaya series. Thickness - 500 metres.  Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
184 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Light gray quartz and polymictic sandstones, with mudstones, siltstones and interbeds of coal. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctata Sow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astarte subtetragona Minst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei  Dam),  Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Pliensbachian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
184 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Light gray quartz and polymictic sandstones, with mudstones, siltstones and interbeds of coal. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctata Sow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astarte subtetragona Minst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei  Dam),  Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Pliensbachian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
184 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Light gray quartz and polymictic sandstones, with mudstones, siltstones and interbeds of coal. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctata Sow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astarte subtetragona Minst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei  Dam),  Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Pliensbachian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
184 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Light gray quartz and polymictic sandstones, with mudstones, siltstones and interbeds of coal. Fossil: Velopecten rollei Tate, Lima punctata Sow., Circostylus euomphalus Quenst., Leda (Dacryomya) cf. graphica Tate, Astarte subtetragona Minst., Parallelodon aff. similis Terq., Hinnites sp. ind. (cf. davoei  Dam),  Nucula cf. palmae Sow. Lower Jurassic. Pliensbachian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
174 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Hornfels siltstone with quartz veins. Lower-Middle Jurassic.

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Dark gray, gray siltstones. Pionerskaya series. Thickness - 800 metres. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Dark gray, gray siltstones with interbeds of sandstones. Pionerskaya series. Thickness - 800 metres. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
135 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Dark gray, gray siltstones with carbonate veins. Pionerskaya series. Thickness - 800 metres. Lower Cretaceous. Valanginian.