List of Chinese geological formations

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## Quaternary

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### Holocene

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### Pleistocene

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* Abag Formation
* A’ershan Formation

## Neogene

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### Pliocene

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### Miocene

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## Paleogene

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### Oligocene

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### Eocene

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### Paleocene

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* A’ertashi Formation

## Cretaceous

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* A’ergong Formation

### Late (Upper)

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### Early (Lower)

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* Dabeigou Formation
* Jianxing Formation
* Jiufotang Formation
* Tuchengzi Formation
* Xiagou Formation
* Yijinholuo Formation
* Yixian Formation

## Jurassic

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### Late (Upper)

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* Shaximiao Formation
* Suining Formation
* Tiaojishan Formation

### Middle

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* Ah Formation
* Haifanggou Formation

### Early (Lower)

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* Lufeng Formation

## Triassic

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### Late (Upper)

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* Adula Formation

### Middle

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### Early (Lower)

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* Aba Formation
* Zuosuo Formation

## Paleozoic

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## Permian

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### Late

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* Zuozuo Formation

### Middle

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### Early

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* A’erbasayi Formation
* A’ertushileike Formation
* Beipiao Formation

## Carboniferous

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### Late

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* Jianshanying Formation

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### Early

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## Devonian

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### Late (Upper)

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### Middle

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* A’ermantie Formation

### Early (Lower)

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* A’ertaxi Formation
* Xikeng Formation

## Silurian

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### Late

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* Xikeng Formation
* Zusailing Formation

### Middle

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### Early

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## Ordovician

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### Late (Upper)

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### Middle

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### Early (Lower)

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## Cambrian

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### Late (Upper)

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### Middle

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* Abuqiehai Formation
* Zushimiao Formation
* Wulongqing Formation
* Chiungchussu Formation

### Early (Lower)

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* Kuanchuanpu Formation
* Yanjiahe Formation

## Proterozoic

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### Neoproterozoic

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* Abor Formation
* Lantian Formation
* Doushantuo Formation

### Mesoproterozoic

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* Gaoyuzhuang Formation
* Tuanshanzi Formation

### Paleoproterozoic

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* Chuanlinggou Formation
* A’ertenghala Formation
* Xiheli Formation

## Archean

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### Neoarchean

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* Xihui Formation

### Mesoarchean

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### Paleoarchean

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### Eoarchean

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