Kirkuk Gr
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Priabonian – Chattian, Iq (1,2,3)
Province:
Iraq
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Central Iraq, Column: S Iraq, Column: Rutba Uplift (W Iraq)
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Appears to be dolomitized Reef limestone.
Lithology Pattern:
Reef limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Jaddala Fm with an unconformity
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Serikagni Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Priabonian - Chattian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.9
Beginning date (Ma):
34.29
Ending stage:
Chattian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.9
Ending date (Ma):
23.46
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 156, Fig. 13-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of formations of Megasequence AP10."