Sikuati And Tajau Member In Kudat Formation

The Kudat Formation which is unconformably overlying the Late Eocene Crocker Formation can be divided into two members namely. Lithostratigraphically it is divided into Tajau Member and Sikuati Member.

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Sikuati and tajau member in kudat formation. Instead the Kudat Formation is divided into there major informal unit a Lower Middle and Upper. Tajau Sikuati and Gomantong members of Kudat Formation consist of interbedded sandstone and mudstone. Tectonostratigraphic terranes of Kudat Peninsula Sabah Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia Volume 64 December 2017 125 stratigraphic units in the Kudat Peninsula named Wariu Formation and Kudat Formation.

Download scientific diagram a. 1958 divided the rocks of the Kudat Formation into 6 Members ie. In Geological Behavior GBR.

Mudstone samples of Sikuati Member and Matunggong Member. Lithostratigraphically it is divided into Tajau Member and Sikuati Member. Kudat Fault Zone consisting of serpentinite spilite and chert.

Peninsula and coincides with the Tajau Member. Posted January 3 2018. The Tajau Member and the Sikuati Member.

37 Full PDFs related to this paper. FACIES AND SANDSTONE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KUDAT FORMATION SABAH MALAYSIA inproceedingsTahir2017FACIESAS titleFACIES AND SANDSTONE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KUDAT FORMATION SABAH MALAYSIA authorS. A short summary of this paper.

Extensive field-geology observations of the Kudat Peninsula Sabah resulted in substantial revision of its geological ages stratigraphy and structure. The Kudat Formation has initially been subdivided into several members Garau Tajau Sikuati Gomantong Dudar Sirar by Liechti et al. DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality open access peer-reviewed journals.

This paper focuses on the Oligocene Tajau Sandstone Member exposed on the Kudat Peninsula. The Kudat Formation comprise thick-bedded. The Kudat Formation formed the major rock unit of Kudat Peninsula in the northern tip of Borneo Island is made up of interbedded sandstone and mudstone with fossiliferous limestone lenses.

The 1 Northern Sabah Terrane is a large anticline representing an exotic crustal unit separated by the 2 Kudat Fault Zone from the 3 Slump Terrane that includes the. This has not been followed here due to the confusing nature of the subdivisions. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience.

Tectonic knee-folds in sandstone-dominated turbidites of the Slump Terrane at Sekolah Menengah Sikuati. The thick sandstone beds in the Northern Kudat. Kudat Peninsula is underlain mainly by the Kudat Formation which comprises three members Tajau Member Sikuati Member and Gomantong Member made.

The Kudat Formation formed the major rock unit of Kudat Peninsula in the northern tip of Borneo Island is made up of interbedded sandstone and mudstone with fossiliferous limestone lenses. Download Full PDF Package. Facies Analysis Sandstone porosity reservoir potential Kudat Neogene Basin The Kudat Formation formed the major rock unit of Kudat Peninsula in the northern tip of Borneo Island is made up of interbedded sandstone and mudstone with fossiliferous limestone lenses.

Foraminifera analysis shows that the Kudat Formation sediment was deposited in deep marine setting ranging from bathyal to neritic. K21 sample of Tajau member and K9 sample of Sikuati Member consist of deep-sea agglutinated foraminifera together with reworked calcareous foraminifera. Smaller benthic foraminifera Analysis of Kudat Formation Kudat Sabah.

Facies and sandstone characteristics of the kudat formation sabah malaysia The Kudat Formation formed the major rock unit of Kudat Peninsula in the northern tip of Borneo Island is made up of interbedded sandstone and mudst. The middle muddy unit which is known as the Sikuati Member covered the middle part of Kudat Peninsula where. The latter was subdivided into four members while the Wariu Formation was considered equivalent to the Chert-Spilite lithological.

The Tajau member of sample K21 and sampel K9 of Sikuati Member consist of deep-sea agglutinated foraminifera together with reworked calcareous foraminifera. The Tajau Sandstone Member is estimated to be about 6. Smaller benthic foraminifera Analysis of Kudat Formation Kudat Sabah.

The Tajau Member is well exposed in Tajau the northern part of the area while the Sikuati Member occupying the. Tanjung Simpang Mengayau outcrop shows characteristics of a deep marine environment and it falls into the Tajau Sandstone Member and is the oldest member of the Kudat Formation. The Kudat Formation basically has three members as mentioned from Tongkul 5 and hence this formation shows three different types of environments Fig.

Four geological terranes make up the peninsula. Foraminifera assemblage from the Kudat Formation was in deep marine setting ranging from bathyal to neritic. The Tajau Sandstone Sikuati Garau Red Shales Gomantong Sirar and Dudar in stratigraphically younging order.

Geological Map Of The Northern Kudat Peninsula Showing The Distribution Download Scientific Diagram