Permian of Yunnan, Thailand

and Malaysia

Presented by
H3 Geol – 5 Mg Thaw Zin Oo
Permian of Yunnan
Permian of Thailand
Permian of Malaysia
 Permian units of Malaysia
Western Belt of Peninsular Malaysia
Singa Formation
 Author & Year : Jones, 1973
 Type Section & : Langkawi Islands, around 6500 feet
Thickness
 Distribution : along the west of Kuah, north Kuah, north
Perlis
 Lithology : dark grey, poorly sorted mudstones, black
carbonaceous siltstone
 Fauna & Age : Ammonoids, Brachiopods
middle Devonian-early Permian
(A) Landscape view of outcrop (B) Rock showing finely laminated mudstone facies
(C) Rock showing black mudstone facies (D) Dipping of the rock towards South east
Figure showing Interbedded mudstone with siltstone
Chuping Formation
 Author & Year : Jones, 1968
 Type Section & : Bukit Tungku Lembu, Beseri area, Perlis
Thickness ±1000m in Langkawi and ±600m in Perlis
 Distribution : Perlis, Langkawi Islands and north Kedah
 Lithology : dark grey, pure calcitic laminated limestones
at the basal part where it consists of well-
bedded limestone with chert nodules
 Fauna & Age : Brachiopods, Conodonts
early Permian-late Triassic
Kubang Pasu Formation

 Author & Year : Burton, 1964

 Type Section & : Utah Haji, Perlis
Thickness ±4500ft (±1500m)
 Distribution : Central and east Perlis, north Kedah
 Lithology : Red and grey-coloured shale, mudstone and a
variety of poorly sorted argillo-arenaceous
deposits varying from muddy siltstone through
wacke subgreywacke and arkose to feldsphathic
quartzite.
 Fauna & Age : Trilobite, Brachiopods, Gastropods and
Cephalopods
middle Carboniferous-early Permian