Traibeel Fm
Period:
Ordovician
Age Interval:
Hirnantian, J1
Province:
Jordan
Type Locality and Naming
Column: NE Jordan
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone. Comprises fluvial channel sandstones near Aqaba and pre/port glacial tidal sandstones in the Jafr area. In central Jordan it comprises diamictite with underlying and overlying tidal sandstones.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Umm Tarifa Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Batra Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Hirnantian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
445.21
Ending stage:
Hirnantian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
443.07
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."