Maadi Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Priabonian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Brown sandy limestone. Type section thickness 64m. Sand and shale intercalations.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Mokattam Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Gebel Ahmar Sands Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Fossiliferous.
Age
Priabonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
37.71
Ending stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
33.90
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.