Aghda Limestone Fm
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Fortunian - Cambrian Stage 2, Ir2
Province:
Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Central Iran
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Hasham Shale Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Zaigun Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Fortunian - Cambrian Stage 2
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Fortunian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.9
Beginning date (Ma):
529.98
Ending stage:
Cambrian Stage 2
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
525.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4