Kurra Chine Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Anisian – Norian, Sr1, Ir (2,4)
Province:
Syria, Iraq
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Syria, Column: Central Iraq, Column: N Iraq
Synonym: Kurra Chine Anhydrite
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone, Evaporite and Halite. It is further divided into Kurra Chine Anhydrite, Kurra Chine Salt, Kurra Chine Dolomite. Average thickness of 834m, this formation consists of dark brown and black pyritic limestones, with occasional intercalations of dolomites containing slump structures. Fossiliferous.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Doubayat Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Butmah Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Anisian – Norian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Anisian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
246.70
Ending stage:
Norian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.85
Ending date (Ma):
208.97
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4. Lexique Strat. Pg 160-162.