Tithonian

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Dolomitic limestones with intercalation of siliceous nodules. Fossil: Modiola aff. foucardi Roll., Trigonia glasvillei M.-C. Upper Jurassic. Tithonian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Stavropol Territory, canyon of the river Alikonovka. Layered dolomitic limestones with siliceous nodules containing horizon. In limestones, a large number of bryozoans, brachiopods and pelecipods. Jurassic. Tithonian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Honey waterfalls. Layered dolomitic limestones with siliceous nodules containing horizon. In limestones, a large number of bryozoans, brachiopods and pelecipods. Jurassic. Tithonian.

At the bottom of the cliff - granites. Pink biotite granites. Consist: plagioclase, microcline, quartz, biotite, muscovite. Malinskiy granite complex. Carboniferous.

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Polymict coarse sandstones. Dublikanskaya series. Consisting of fragments of quartz and feldspar. At the bottom of the photo are carbonaceous siltstones. Thickness - 700 metres. Upper Jurassic, Tithonian. J3 db

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Polymict coarse sandstones. Dublikanskaya series. Consisting of fragments of quartz and feldspar. Third photo - magnification * 10. Thickness - 700 metres. Upper Jurassic, Tithonian. Jdb

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Khabarovsk Territory. Polymict coarse sandstones. Dublikanskaya series. Consisting of fragments of quartz and feldspar. Third photo - magnification * 10. Thickness - 700 metres. Upper Jurassic, Tithonian. Jdb