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Al Noor Formation
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Al Noor Fm base reconstruction

Al Noor Fm


Period: 
Cambrian

Age Interval: 
early Fortunian, On1


Province: 
Oman

Type Locality and Naming

Column: Oman Subsurface.

Synonym: Ara A6 Evap, Ara A5 Carb, Ara A5 Evap


Lithology and Thickness


Lithology Pattern: 
Evaporite


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Nafun Gr

Upper contact

Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Karim Fm

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils


Age 

Early Fortunian

Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Fortunian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.0

    Beginning date (Ma): 
538.80

    Ending stage: 
Fortunian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.4

    Ending date (Ma):  
534.88

Depositional setting


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

From Forbes, G.A., Hansen, H.S.M., and Shreurs, J., 2010. Lexicon of Oman: Subsurface Stratigraphy. Gulf Petrolink, 371 pp. (plus enclosures and CD); and Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4