Minia Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Lutetian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Snow-white limestone, sometimes replaced by marls and shales. Type section thickness over 35m.
Lithology Pattern:
Clayey limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Thebes Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Mokattam Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Lutetian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Lutetian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
48.07
Ending stage:
Lutetian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
41.03
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.