Lectostratotype of the Maikopian Group in the Belaya River Section Upstream of the Town of Maikop (Western Ciscaucasia) in the Oligocene Part
Journal: Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation
Year: 2019

The section of Maikop deposits on the Belaya River upstream of the town of Maikop is characteristic of Western and Central Ciscaucasia; it is well exposed and well-studied and can be considered as the type section of the Maikop Group. The section shows a continuous transition from the underlying white marl of the Belaya Glina Formation to dark clay lying at the base of the Maikop Group. The lower Oligocene part of the section exposes an almost uninterrupted outcrop of the Pshekha Formation and s