Gogolin Formation

Gogolin Formation - Triassic geologic formation, hitherto named the Gogolin Beds, is the lowermost lithostratigraphical unit of the Lower Muschelkalk in the Silesian-Cracow Upland (S Poland, Central Europe), underlain by the Upper Buntsandstein (Lower Triassic) carbonates and overlain by the Górażdże Formation (Middle Triassic) carbonates.
Name.
Historical name coming from Gogolin, a small town in south Poland, where the Gogolin Formation was described for the first time, and where the main stratotypes have been exposed (see section Stratotypes).
Age.
The Late Olenekian or Early Aegean (Anisian) to Pelsonian (Anisian).
Rocks.
The formation is built of various carbonates which were deposited on a carbonate ramp.
Subdivision.
This Formation has recently been divided into four members, six beds, and two horizons:
Stratotypes.
Stratotypes are located at Gogolin and its vicinity, Błotnica Strzelecka and Ligota Dolna (southern Poland).