Barzaman Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Langhian – Calabrian, On2
Province:
Oman
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone. Alternating bands of Anhydrite and Sandstone.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Sawadi Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the youngest unit in Fars Gr
Regional extent
GeoJSON
{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[56.15,23.5],[56.22,21.16],[55,19.52],[53.68,17.23],[54.82,17.54],[56.96,19.98],[57.95,21.28],[58.45,22.8],[57.19,22.87],[56.15,23.5]]]]}}
Fossils
Age
Langhian – Calabrian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Langhian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
15.99
Ending stage:
Calabrian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
1.39
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