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Gnishik Formation
Stratigraphic range: Wordian (late Murgabian)
~268–265 Ma
PreꞒ
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S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
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TypeFormation
UnderliesArpa Formation (Armenia)
Khachik Formations (Iran)
OverliesAsni Formation (Armenia)
Dorud Formation (Iran)
Thickness300 m (980 ft) (Armenia)
670 m (2,200 ft) (Iran)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates39°00′N 45°00′E / 39.0°N 45.0°E / 39.0; 45.0
Approximate paleocoordinates9°06′S 41°24′E / 9.1°S 41.4°E / -9.1; 41.4
RegionTranscaucasia
CountryArmenia
Azerbaijan
Iran
ExtentAlborz Mountains
Type section
Named forGnishik River
Named byArakelyan
Year defined1964
Gnishik Formation is located in Caucasus mountains
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Gnishik Formation (Caucasus mountains)

The Gnishik Formation is a geologic formation in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. It preserves fossils dated to the Wordian age of the Permian period.[1]

The thin-bedded limestones of the formation reach a thickness of 670 metres (2,200 ft) in the Julfa section of northwestern Iran and 300 metres (980 ft) in the Arpa River valley of Armenia. The sediments were deposited in an open marine setting at the northern edge of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean.

The coral Wentzellophyllum gnishikense was named after the formation.

  1. ^ Gnishik Formation in the Paleobiology Database

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