Facies analysis of the Late Eocene deep-marine middle- to outer-fan sequence of the Crocker Formation in Tenom District, Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Muhd Nur Ismail Abdul Rahman, Hafeez Jeofry, Muhammad Abdullah, Ismail Abd Rahim, Sanudin Hj.Tahir
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Persatuan Geologi Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: QE1-996.5 Geology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31870/2/Facies%20analysis%20of%20the%20Late%20Eocene%20deep-marine%20middle-%20to%20outer-fan%20sequence%20of%20the%20Crocker%20Formation%20in%20Tenom%20District%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31870/1/Facies%20analysis%20of%20the%20Late%20Eocene%20deep-marine%20middle-%20to%20outer-fan%20sequence%20of%20the%20Crocker%20Formation%20in%20Tenom%20District%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31870/; https://gsm.org.my/products/702001-101922-PDF.pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.7186/bgsm72202105
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The Crocker Formation, Late Eocene to Middle Miocene in age, was deposited in a deep-marine environment by a turbidity current. Most of the facies identified in the field are related to the sedimentary bed-form structures belonging to Bouma sequences. These prominently include unit divisions such as...