Abu Ruweis Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Carnian – Norian, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Mixed marine. Limestone dominated by sand and shale. Mulussa (=molasse?) from the East passes into it.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Salit Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Dahab Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Carnian – Norian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Carnian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.05
Beginning date (Ma):
236.52
Ending stage:
Norian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.9
Ending date (Ma):
207.90
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 105, Fig. 9-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of the Late Permian-Liassic Megasequence (AP6)."