Sawadi Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Aquitanian – Burdigalian, On2
Province:
Oman
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Shama Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Barzaman Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Aquitanian – Burdigalian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.7
Beginning date (Ma):
21.23
Ending stage:
Burdigalian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
15.99
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