Chameau Mort Sandstone Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Oxfordian – Tithonian, Lb1
Province:
Libya
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Tripolitania and Sirte Basin. This name is not currently used when classifying this bed. It is now considered part of the Kikla Formation, along with the previously named Giosc Shale. Only formation in Tiji Gr
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
This unit is cross-bedded continental sandstone with occasional claystone bands, marking a deposition of subaerial origin close to the shoreline
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy_claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as B'ir Al Ghanam Gr (Abu Ghaylan Limestone Fm)
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Kikla-Cabao Fm (Al Hamra Gr)
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Oxfordian – Tithonian. USGS chart places this unnamed formation at the base of the Malm Stage, in the Upper Jurassic.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
161.53
Ending stage:
Tithonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
143.10
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Chart derived from: USGS Correlation Chart and Columnar Section for Rocks in Libya, 1963. Descriptions from: Hallet, Don: Petroleum Geology of Libya, 2002.