Type Sections of Upper Cretaceous Formations in the Northern Negev (Southern Israel)State of Israel, Ministry of Development, Geological Survey, Stratigraphic Team, 1965 - Geology - 38 pages |
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anticlines argillaceous ARKIN asterospinosa Bentor and Vroman biomicrite biostratigraphic BRAUN Cenomanian Cenomanian-Turonian chalk characterised mainly CONIACIAN coords CRETACEOUS FORMATIONS STRATIGRAPHIC crystalline and contains Derorim Fm detailed biostratigraphy refer dolomite is grey dolomitic limestone Echinodermata echinoids environment of deposition finely crystalline Flint concretions fossil fragments fossiliferous gastropods grey to brown GSI Map Hamakhtesh Hagadol Hamakhtesh Haqatan Hamaoui Hatira Hazera Fm HAZERA FORMATION Hedbergella ISRAEL GRID SYSTEM Judea Group Judean Mountains lamellibranchs limestone and dolomite LITHOLOGY Makhtesh Mapping Division marl Measured and sampled Member The type Menuha Fm METERS THICKNESS SUBUNITS microfacies microfossils miliolids Nahal Nahal Nezer Nezer Fm NEZER FORMATION Ostracode overlain Paleontology Division Praealveolina gr Raab rudistid zonule rudists Senonian Shivta Fm Starinsky STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS Strike and dip THICKNESS SUBUNITS SAMPLES total thickness Trocholina Turonian type member type section unconformably UPPER CRETACEOUS FORMATIONS white to light Zafit Mbr תצורת