Zor Hauran Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Norian – Rhaetian, Iq3
Province:
Iraq
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Rutba Uplift (W Iraq)
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Consists of predominantly yellow and yellow and grey gypsiferous marl, interbedded with yellow green marly limestone, oolitic limestone, and dolomitized limestone. 45m thick at type section.
Lithology Pattern:
Pelagic marl
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Mulussa Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Ubaid Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Norian – Rhaetian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Norian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.8
Beginning date (Ma):
210.05
Ending stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.1
Ending date (Ma):
205.30
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From S. Z. Jassim and J. C. Goff, Geology of Iraq, 2006. pg 105, Fig. 9-1: "Stratigraphic correlation of the Late Permian-Liassic Megasequence (AP6)."