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CALABRIAN

PIACENZIAN

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TORTONIAN

SERRAVALIAN

LANGHIAN

BURDIGALIAN

AQUITANIAN

CHATTIAN

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PRIABONIAN

BARTONIAN

LUTETIAN

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THANETIAN

DANIAN

MAASTRICHTIAN

TOMMOTIAN

ATDABANIAN

LENAN

SOLVAN

LLANDEILIAN

LLANVERNIAN

ARENIGIAN

TREMADOCIAN

DOLGELLIAN

MENEVIAN

MAENTWROGIAN

FESTINIOGIAN

SIEGENIAN

GEDINNIAN

EMSIAN

PRIDOLIAN

LUDLOVIAN

WENLOCKIAN

LLANDOVERIAN

ASHGILLIAN

CARADOCIAN

NAMURIAN

VISEAN

TOURNAISIAN

FAMENNIAN

FRASNIAN

GIVETIAN

EIFELIAN

ASSELIAN

TATARIAN

KAZANIAN

KUNGURIAN

ARTINSKIAN

SAKMARIAN

STEPHANIAN

WESTPHALIAN

SINEMURIAN

ANISIAN

RHAETIAN

NORIAN

CARNIAN

LADINIAN

SCYTHIAN

HETTANGIAN

PLIENSBACHIAN

TOARCIAN

AALENIAN

BAJOCIAN

HAUTERIVIAN

VALANGINIAN

BERRIASIAN

OXFORDIAN

CALLOVIAN

BATHONIAN

PORTLANDIAN

KIMMERIDGIAN

SANTONIAN

CONIACIAN

TURONIAN

CENOMANIAN

BARREMIAN

APTIAN

ALBIAN

CAMPANIAN

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HOFUF

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HANIFA HANIFA

TUWAIQ TUWAIQ

ARAB ARAB

DHRUMA DHRUMA

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MIDDLE MIDDLE

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UNIT 7-D7 UNIT 7-D7

UNIT 6-D6 UNIT 6-D6UNIT 5-D5 UNIT 5-D5

UNIT 2-D2 UNIT 2-D2

UNIT 1-D1 UNIT 1-D1

MARRAT MARRATUPPER UPPERMIDDLE MIDDLE

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SUDAIR SUDAIR

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UPPER UPPER

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TUFAYHAHJURANIYAT

TAWIL

SHARAWRA

ZUBLIYAT

NAYYAL

JARISH

KHANAFRIYAH

QUSAIBAUNIT 4UNIT 3UNIT 2

SARAH

ZARQA

QASIM QASIM QASIM

RA’AN RA’AN RA’AN

QUWARAH QUWARAH QUWARAH

KAHFAH KAHFAH KAHFAH

HANADIR HANADIR HANADIR

UPPER UPPER

UPPER UPPER

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LOWER LOWER

SAQ SAQ SAQ

HILWAN HILWAN

SAJIR SAJIR

UPPER UPPER

MIDDLE MIDDLE

LOWER LOWER

RISHA RISHA RISHA

QUWEIRA QUWEIRA

SIQ YATIB SIQ YATIB

SHIELDPRECAMBRIAN

SUPERGROUP

GROUP GROUP GROUPFORMATION FORMATION FORMATION FORMATIONMEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBERUNIT

SURFICIAL QUATERNARY

DEPOSITS

UPPER

LOWERMIDDLE

LINA LINA

HAJAJAH HAJAJAH

KHANASIR KHANASIR

MALIHAH MALIHAH

QIBAH QIBAH

MAJMA MAJMA

DUGHUM DUGHUM

SALLAH SALLAH

HURAYSAN HURAYSAN

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ULAYYAH ULAYYAH

HAWTAH HAWTAH

HISYAM HISYAMATASH ATASH

DHIBI DHIBI

BALLUM BALLUM

KHARTAM KHARTAMMIDHNAB MIDHNAB

DUHAYSAN DUHAYSANHUQAYL HUQAYL

UNIT 5

UNIT 1

HAWBANUQLAH

GENERAL STRATIGRAPHICCLASSIFICATION

GENERALIZED COLUMNFOR SAUDI ARABIA

NORTHWEST ARABIA

AJFAR AJFAR

HUJ

JUBAH JUBAH JUBAH

MURAYR MURAYR Transitional Zone

JAUF JAUF JAUF

HAMMAMIYAT HAMMAMIYAT HAMMAMIYATSUBBAT SUBBAT SUBBATQASR QASR QASR

SHAIBA SHAIBA SHAIBA

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SAMRA

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NAYYAL

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QALIBAH

QUSAIBAUNIT 4UNIT 3UNIT 2

UNIT 5

UNIT 1

TABUK SARAH

UQLAH

SHIELD SHIELD

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SURFICIALQUATERNARY

DEPOSITS

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TURAYF

ALAT

KHOBAR

ALVEOLINA LS.

SAILA SHALE

MINDRA SHALE

UMM WU’AL

ARQAH PHOSPHORITE

RASHRASHIYAH

JIRANI

SHIHIYAH

TARBAH

HAMAD

AL AMUD

MINDASAHHAWSAH

GHINAH PHOSPHORITE

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THANIYATBADANAH

ZALLUM

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GROUP FORMATION MEMBER UNIT

CENTRAL ARABIA SOUTHERN ARABIA

SURFICIAL QUATERNARY

DEPOSITS

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SHARAWRA

QUSAIBA

SARAH HAWBAN

ZARQA

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SAJIR

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AMRAN

KHUMS

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BOUNDARIES

This chart has been compiled and modified by Mohammed. A. Halawani

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PHANEROZOIC ROCKS OF SAUDI ARABIA

LOWER LOWER

UNIT 4-D4UNIT 3-D3

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