Salavat Rock
The picturesque rocky outcrop is located on the right bank of the Yuryuzan River above the confluence of the Nakhi River, its right tributary. The absolute height of the cliff is 404 m.
Among geologists, the rock is known as the Nasi Geological Section, a projected geological natural monument of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
The Salavat rock is composed of limestones accumulated in a shallow offshore marine basin during the Bashkir Age 323.2-315.2 million years ago.
The Salavat rock is composed of limestones accumulated in a shallow offshore marine basin during the Bashkir Age 323.2-315.2 million years ago.
The Bashkir strata were discovered and substantiated by S.V. Semikhatova in 1934 on the western slope of the Southern Urals in the basin of the Zilim and Yuryuzan rivers. Since the 1940s, the Bashkir stage gradually took a firm place at the base of the middle carboniferous department of the USSR, and in 1951 it entered the stratigraphic scheme of the Russian Platform.
The section is represented by the Akavassky and Askynbash horizons, and is composed of medium- and thick-layered organogenic limestones with flint interlayers. The middle part of the outcrop is accessible for observation only from the water. On the well-washed surface of the outcrop, a layer with numerous corals can be seen from the water. Brachiopods are found in limestones. The upper layers are composed of foraminiferous and algal limestones. The Maloyazovskaya Pisanitsa is located on the Salavat rock.
The section is represented by the Akavassky and Askynbash horizons, and is composed of medium- and thick-layered organogenic limestones with flint interlayers. The middle part of the outcrop is accessible for observation only from the water. On the well-washed surface of the outcrop, a layer with numerous corals can be seen from the water. Brachiopods are found in limestones. The upper layers are composed of foraminiferous and algal limestones. The Maloyazovskaya Pisanitsa is located on the Salavat rock.
Geolocation
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Republic of Bashkortostan, Salavatsky district, village of Maloyaz
Republic of Bashkortostan, Salavatsky district, village of Maloyaz