Haman Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Pliensbachian – Toarcian, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Nimra Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Sidal Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Pliensbachian – Toarcian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Pliensbachian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
186.81
Ending stage:
Toarcian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.6
Ending date (Ma):
178.50
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 124, Fig. 11-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of formation of Megasequence AP8."