Fupingian Stage

geology
Also known as: Fu-p’ing Stage

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North China paraplatform stratigraphy

  • A map of the continent of Asia, including its countries, boundaries, and capital cities, as well as parts of Europe, Africa, and surrounding oceans.
    In Asia: The Precambrian

    …continental nuclei: the Fuping (Fupingian) Stage in the North China paraplatform (3 to 2.5 billion years ago); the earlier Dharwar-type greenstone belts in south-central India; and the Olekma, Timpton-Dzheltula, Batomga, Cupura, and Borsala gneiss-granulite series, in addition to the Chara complex of gneisses and greenstones in the Angaran platform.

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