Parkini Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Late Mioceen
Province:
Pakistan Balochistan Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Holotype section: Within Makran Flysch Province (MFP) of the Balochistan Basin
Lithology and Thickness
Sandy claystone. Predominantly mudstone. Thickness: 3,030-4,545 m.
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformably underlain by Panjgur Fm
Upper contact
Conformably overlain by Talar Fm
Regional extent
Makran Flysch Province
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Late Miocene.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tortonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
11.63
Ending stage:
Messinian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.3
Ending date (Ma):
6.68
Depositional setting
Panjgur Fm fan complex is covered by extensive and massive upper Miocene slope mudstones known as the Parkini Fm.
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Nusrat K. Siddiqui