Menuha Formation

Menuha Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Early Campanian ~85.8–80 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Menuha Formation exposed in Wadi Zihor.
Type	Sedimentary
Unit of	Mount Scopus Group
Underlies	Mishash Formation
Overlies	Zihor Formation
Thickness	14–50 m (46–164 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Chalk, marly chalk
Other	Conglomeratic chalk, limestone
Location
Region	Makhtesh Ramon, Negev desert
Country	Israel

The Menuha Formation is the name given to an Upper Cretaceous (Santonian-Early Campanian) chalk, marly chalk and conglomeratic chalk unit exposed throughout the Makhtesh Ramon region of southern Israel and parts of northern Israel (Avni, 1991).