Kangan Fm
Period:
Triassic, Permian
Age Interval:
Roadian – Changhsingian, Ir (1,3)
Province:
Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Zagros belt (general), Column: Iran East
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone dominated but also Anhydrite in Mid Anh Member. It is further divided into Kangan I, Kangan II, Upper Dalan Member II, Upper Dalan Member III, Upper Dalan Member IV, Mid Anh, Nar Member, Lower Dalan Member.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Faraghan 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
Roadian – Changhsingian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Roadian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.8
Beginning date (Ma):
270.24
Ending stage:
Changhsingian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.7
Ending date (Ma):
252.60
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4