Unayzah Gr
Period:
Permian, Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Moscovian – Kungurian, Sa2
Province:
Saudi Arabia
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Saudi Arabia Subsurface, Column: NW Saudi Arabia, Column: Bahrain, Column: Kuwait; Juwayl Fm, Nuayyim Fm
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
It is further divided into Juwayl Fm C Res, Juwayl Fm Ghazal Mbr, Juwayl Fm B Res, Juwayl Fm Jawb Mbr, Nuayyim FmWudayhi Mbr, Nuayyim Fm Tinat Mbr, Nuayyim Fm A Res
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Berwath Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Khuff Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Moscovian – Kungurian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Moscovian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.3
Beginning date (Ma):
312.71
Ending stage:
Kungurian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.4
Ending date (Ma):
279.73
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13, no. 4. Steineke et. al., 1958, Page 1301