Risan Aneiza Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Berriasian - Albian, Eg2
Province:
Egypt general
Type Locality and Naming
Lithology and Thickness
Sandy limestone. Sandstones with intercalating marine fossiliferous limestones and marls.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Gebel Maghara Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Nubian Sandstone Fm
Regional extent
Distributed across Northern Sinai.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Berriasian – Albian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Berriasian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
143.10
Ending stage:
Albian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
100.50
Depositional setting
Marine
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Said, R. The Geology of Egypt, 1962 pg. 19-20, 138.