Gebel Maghara Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Hettangian - Tithonian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Shallow-marine marl. Sandstones, marls, limestones, and shales.
Lithology Pattern:
Shallow-marine marl
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Arif el-Naga Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Risan Aneiza Fm
Regional extent
Distributed across Northern Sinai.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Abundant ammonite and brachiopod fossils.
Age
Hettangian – Tithonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Hettangian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
201.36
Ending stage:
Tithonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
143.10
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.