| Menuha Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Early Campanian ~ | |
 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).