Nimir Gr
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Early Cambrian, On1
Province:
Oman
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Ara Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Amin Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Cambrian (mid-Fortunian – early Cambrian Stage 3)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Fortunian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.5
Beginning date (Ma):
533.90
Ending stage:
Cambrian Stage 3
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.3
Ending date (Ma):
519.05
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Forbes, G.A., Hansen, H.S.M., and Shreurs, J., 2010. Lexicon of Oman: Subsurface Stratigraphy. Gulf Petrolink, 371 pp. (plus enclosures and CD); and Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4