Jinju Formation

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UnderliesChilgog Formation in Miryang Subbasin; Iljig Formation in Euiseong Subbasin
Jinju Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112.4–106.5 Ma
Outcrop of the Jinju Formation in Jinju
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofShindong Group
UnderliesChilgog Formation in Miryang Subbasin; Iljig Formation in Euiseong Subbasin
OverliesHasandong Formation
Thickness600–1,800 m (2,000–5,900 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates35°06′N 128°06′E / 35.1°N 128.1°E / 35.1; 128.1
Approximate paleocoordinates44°18′N 122°42′E / 44.3°N 122.7°E / 44.3; 122.7
RegionGyeongsang Province
CountrySouth Korea
ExtentGyeongsang Basin(ko:경상 분지)
Type section
Named forJinju
Named byTateiwa, 1929[1]

Distribution of the Jinju Formation

The Jinju Formation (Korean: 진주층; Hanja: 晋州層; RR: Jinju-cheung), also known as the Dongmyeong Formation (Korean: 동명층; Hanja: 東明層; RR: Dongmyeong-cheung) in some literature is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in South Korea.[2] Lithology of the Jinju Formation could be distinguished from overlying and underlying formations by lack of red beds in the entire formation.

The depositional age of this formation spans from approximately 112.4 ± 1.3 to 106.5 million years ago (early Albian) based on detrital zircon U-Pb dating.[3] It predominantly consists of black shale, with sandstone packets, deposited in a fluvial-lacustrine setting. Entire paleoenviornment of the Jinju Formation is interpreted as balanced-fill lake basin, with deltas and streams.[4]

A diverse arthropod fauna, including isopods, spiders, and insects, is known from the formation. Other notable fossils known from the formation include several freshwater fishes, ostracods, and plants. This formation has also "attracted global ichnological attention" for the variety of important ichnofossils.[5] Columnar and rod-shaped stromatolites have also been found here.[6]

Plants

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