Faraghan Fm
Period:
Permian
Age Interval:
Artinskian – Roadian, Ir (1,3)
Province:
Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Zagros belt (general), Column: Iran East
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Chal-e Shah Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Kangan Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Artinskian – Roadian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Artinskian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.15
Beginning date (Ma):
289.43
Ending stage:
Roadian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.8
Ending date (Ma):
270.24
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4