Ajram Fm
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Paibian – Jiangshanian, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Comprises reddish brown, white, purple, and pale green sandstone with streaks of red shale. The basal part contains limestone streaks.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Burj Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Amud Fm
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Paibian – Jiangshanian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Paibian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.4
Beginning date (Ma):
495.88
Ending stage:
Jiangshanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
492.92
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 92, Fig. 8-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of megasequences AP1 to AP5 for Iraq and surrounding countries."