Gzhelian (303.7 +/-0.1 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
20/10/15/0
Color RGB
R: 204 G: 212 B: 199
Rank
chronostratigraphic Stage
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Gzhelium
Français
Gzhélien
Italiano
Gzheliano
English
Gzhelian (303.7 +/-0.1 Ma)
Origin of the Name

Named after the village of Gzhel = Gjel (Russia), 50 km SE Moscow.

Historical Variants

--- (Nikitin 1890), Gshelian, Gselian, Gzelian

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