Salib Fm
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Cambrian Stage 4 – Wuliuan, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Comprises red, brown, and purple arkosic sandstones with occasional micaceous red mudstone beds.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the oldest unit in NE Jordan
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Burj Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Cambrian Stage 4 – Wuliuan
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Cambrian Stage 4
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.5
Beginning date (Ma):
511.75
Ending stage:
Wuliuan
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.1
Ending date (Ma):
508.55
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 92, Fig. 8-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of megasequences AP1 to AP5 for Iraq and surrounding countries."