Nukhul Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Chattian - Aquitanian, Eg1
Province:
Egypt Gulf of Suez
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Egypt Gulf of Suez;
Has a Upper Nukhul Mbr, Lower Nukhul Mbr
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Upper Nukhul Mbr: Consist of limestones, marls, anhydrite, and, polymictic conglomerates. Lower Nukhul Mbr: Sandstone (Sandstones according to Schütz, however, Schütz and Lindquist suggest that this might be part of the Abu Zenima Formation as the top member).
Lithology Pattern:
Evaporite
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Abu Zenima Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Rudeis Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Aquitanian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Chattian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.55
Beginning date (Ma):
24.95
Ending stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.7
Ending date (Ma):
21.23
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 Al-Husseini, Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences v 13. no. 4. Schütz, 1994, Pg 92