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Journal of Petroleum Geology

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Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.7, No.4, pp.451-460, 1984

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SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF HANIFA FORMATION (UPPER JURASSIC) PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY, CENTRAL SAUDI ARABIA

Mohamed A. Moshrif*

* Geology Dept., College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The Hanifa Carbonate lithofacies (Upper Jurassic) started to develop during Early Kimmeridgian time, when an extensive area in central Arabia was covered by relatively deep marine waters. These rock units were formed along a shoreline, resulting in successive lagoonal and tidal-flat belts, the deposition of pelleted and laminated calcilutites and gypsum, and a restricted fauna. The open shelf lay east of the lagoon zone, accounting for the development of oolites, coral reef and calcarenites, and a diversified fauna on the deeper shelf.

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