Mobarak Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Tournaisian – Visean, Ir4
Province:
Iran
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Iran NW - Alborz
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Dark fossiliferous limestone unit that forms cliffs in Central Aborz, Iran. The black limestones have intercalations of black marl in the lower part.
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Khushyeilagh Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Ghezel Ghale Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Fossiliferous.
Age
Tournaisian – Visean
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.2
Beginning date (Ma):
356.79
Ending stage:
Visean
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
338.54
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4