Babayev Sh.A, Kangarli T.N., Aliyev H.I.

Institute of Geology and Geophysics, ANAS H. Javid ave., 119, AZ1143, Baku, Azerbaijan E-mail: tkangarli@gmail.com

The article, which is the third in a series dedicated to the stratigraphy of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, contains the full description of the lithological-stratigraphic section of the Palaeogenic sedimentary, volcanogenic-sedimentary and volcanogenic formations mostly developed in the eastern part of the region. This description rests on the findings of the long years’ of research done by the staff of the Geology and Geophysics Institute of the NAS of Azerbaijan as well as by the field geologists of the former Geology and Natural Resources Department of the Azerbaijan Republic. The description of the palaeontologically founded local stratigraphic sub-divisions of the Palaeogenic structured matter complex is in concordance with the International Stratigraphic Scale. Also, palaeophytological materials and absolute rock values have been used in order to date certain stratigraphic intervals. The article contains the outlines of the palaeogeodynamic and palaeogeographic factors’ impacts on the formation of various lithological-stratigraphic sub-divisions of the complex described here. The data that is first being published in English can be utilised for regional generalisations and stratigraphic correlations between Palaeogenic sections characterising the sedimentation conditions (predominantly rift in nature) in the rear of the Neothetys where the Earth’s crust was subject to northward subduction under the Central Iranian Microcontinent.

Keywords: Stratigraphy, Nakhchivan Autonomic Republic, Palaeogene, section, correlation