Marmarica Limestone Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Serravallian - Messinian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt general; Upper formation in Upper Clastic Division Gr, above this there are Pliocene limestone, and Alluvium
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Reefal limestones overlying the fluvio-marine to continental sands and gravels of Moghra Fm Covering Marmarican Plateau. Type section thickness of 78m. Numerous oyster banks.
Lithology Pattern:
Reef limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Moghra Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the youngest in the Upper Clastic Division Gr, but layer chart also shows there is Pliocene limestone above it.
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Serravallian – Messinian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Serravallian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
13.82
Ending stage:
Messinian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
5.34
Depositional setting
fluvio-marine to continental
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.