Fundamental Gneiss Gr
Period:
Neoproterozoic
Age Interval:
Stenian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Lithology and Thickness
Gneiss. Older fundamental gneiss with no evidence of intrusions into the overlying rocks.
Lithology Pattern:
Gneiss
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as basement
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Shaitian Granites Gr
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Stenian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Stenian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
1,200.00
Ending stage:
Stenian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
1,000.00
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.