The Zhesi (Jisu) Formation of the Middle Per- mian in Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) was commonly con- sidered to be a shallow marine sequence. Here I report the radiolarians found in the argillite bed of that formation ...The Zhesi (Jisu) Formation of the Middle Per- mian in Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) was commonly con- sidered to be a shallow marine sequence. Here I report the radiolarians found in the argillite bed of that formation in Zhesi and Xilinhot areas. This fact indicates a deep marine sedimentary facies persisted during the Middle Permian, and suggests that the ocean between the North China Block and Siberian Craton was not closed until the Late Guadalupian. The suture of this two blocks is probably extends along the Linxi ophiolite belt, south of the Hegenshan ophiolite belt.展开更多
文摘The Zhesi (Jisu) Formation of the Middle Per- mian in Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) was commonly con- sidered to be a shallow marine sequence. Here I report the radiolarians found in the argillite bed of that formation in Zhesi and Xilinhot areas. This fact indicates a deep marine sedimentary facies persisted during the Middle Permian, and suggests that the ocean between the North China Block and Siberian Craton was not closed until the Late Guadalupian. The suture of this two blocks is probably extends along the Linxi ophiolite belt, south of the Hegenshan ophiolite belt.
